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Revocation or satisfaction of a property transfer either by disposal (as sale or destruction) of the subject of the property transfer or by some other act (as previous payment) showing such an intention.

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  • Marian, my good girl, turn over the dictionary for the word ademption, which may be Greek though, for all I understand of it.”
  • PORTION, advance of, no ademption of a bequest of residae, I. 083
  • Solomon, with much precision and gravity, “must make his mind up to endure much ademption.”
  • Frustrated beneficiaries may challenge an ademption in court, especially if the property was not clearly identified in the first place alternate beneficiary
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