Anti-lapse
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Anti-lapse is an adjective meaning (law) Of or relating to a statute that abrogates the common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
Meaning
(law) Of or relating to a statute that abrogates the common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spent, antiassignment, abintestate, antilegislation, nonassignment, unexpired.
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