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Meaning:

Noun:

  • Death.
  • end (less common, usually in a negative manner)
  • legal The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
  • Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.

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Verb:

  • legal To pass by inheritance.
  • intransitive To die.
  • legal To convey, as by will or lease.
  • legal To transmit by inheritance.
  • obsolete|legal To give.

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