BEQUEST

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A 'bequest' is the disposition of property by will. Strictly, "bequest" is used of personal property, and "devise" of real property. It means the same thing as bequeath in legal terminology.
(From Old English ''becwethan'', to declare or express in words; cf. "quoth")

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Interpreting bequests

Explaining bequests

References

Interpreting bequests

Part of the process of probate involves interpreting the instructions in a will. It means the same thing as bequeath in legal terminology.
Some wordings that define the scope of a bequest have specific interpretations:
;All the estate I own
:All of the decedent's possessions at the moment of death.^[1]

Explaining bequests

In microeconomics theorists have engaged the issue of bequest from the perspective of consumption theory, in which they seek to explain the phenomenon in terms of a bequest motive.

References

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1. law.com Law Dictionary: all the estate I own