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19 Cards in this Set
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testate
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died w/ will
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intestate
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died w/o will
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devise
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to pass real property by will
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issue
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lineal descendents
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devisee
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beneficiary under will
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heir
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person who inherits under will; statutorily defined
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collaterals
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blood relatives other than issue/ancestors
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escheat
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when interest goes back to state if no heirs/devisees
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convey
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to transfer land to someone else thru sale or gift
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alienable
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can be conveyed to another person
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absolute
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estate w/o limitations; only a fee simple can be
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alternative contingent remainder
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pair of remainders with opposite conditions precedent
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ascertained
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holder of future interest of alive and identified
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bequeath
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to give personal property by will
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bequest
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item of personal property given by will
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condition precedent
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condition (other than termination of prior estate) that must be fulfilled before future interest-holder's right to eventual possession assured
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contingent remainder
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1) given to unascertianed person or 2) contains a condition precedent to possession
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defeasible estate
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category of estates that could end early by happening of particular event
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doctrine of destructibility of contingent remainders
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provides contingent remainder is destroyed
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