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Bequests are specific gifts of money, property, or possessions left to a beneficiary in a will.
They can be general (e.g., a sum of money), specific (e.g., a named item), or demonstrative (e.g., a gift from a particular account).
Legal Reference:
Governed by the Wills Act 1837. Bequests are subject to availability and may lapse if not properly maintained in the estate.
Sources:
- Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devise_and_bequeath
- Wikidata – https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211557
- Knowledge Graph – https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/08fp7v
- Lexology – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=39864cf0-3de3-4ffb-9eb7-7de611f83fce
- DBpedia – http://dbpedia.org/resource/Devise_and_bequeath
- Product Ontology – http://www.productontology.org/id/Devise_and_bequeath
