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residuary_estate

residuary estate

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Noun

residuary estate (plural residuary estates)

  1. (law) Any portion of the testator's estate that is not specifically devised to someone in the will, or any property that is part of such a specific devise that fails (for example, due to the death of the intended beneficiary preceding that of the testator).

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