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A gift by will of designated Personal Property. A specific legacy is revoked if the testator—the maker of the will—no longer owned the property at the time of his or her death or the property no longer existed. In some jurisdictions, a court will continue a provision for a specific legacy as one for a demonstrative legacy if it is clear that the testator intended the heir to receive the gift in any event. specific legacy n. a gift in a will of a certain article or property to a certain person or persons. (See: specific bequest, specific devise, will, legacy) SPECIFIC LEGACY. A bequest of a particular thing.
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