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, Abatement - ANS a proportional reduction of a legacy under a will when assets out of which
such legacy are payable are not sufficient to pay it in full
Ademption - ANS the extinction or withdrawal of an inheritance because decedent did not own
the named property at time of death
Administrator - ANS appointed by the court to settle the estate of the deceased who died
without a last Will and Testament (personal representative)
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Agent driver - ANS under directions and control of the funeral establishment which is liable for
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANS a federal statute prohibiting discrimination against
the disabled in employment, public transportation, telecommunications, and public
accommodations owned by private entities
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Bailee - ANS a person who receives personal property from another as a bailment
Bailment - ANS a delivery of personal property by one person to another who holds the
property for a certain purpose under an express or implied-in-fact contract
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Bailor - ANS person who delivers personal property to another as bailment
Bequest/legacy - ANS a gift of personal property by will
Brain death - ANS total and irreversible cessation of brain function as indicated by a flat EEG
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Inhumement - ANS act of placing the dead human body in the ground
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Cadaver - ANS a dead human body intended solely for scientific study
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Case law - ANS appellate court decisions that establish precedented principles
Clinical death - ANS phase of somatic death lasting 5-6 minutes during which life may be
restored
Codicil - ANS an addition or amendment of a last will and testament executed with the same
formality as the will
Common law - ANS non-legislated principles and rules of action predicated upon usages and
customs which the court considers binding on the community
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