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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Celsus, however, twice refers to the beneficiary as a legatee .
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Here too the legatee would be asked to give a guarantee that he would make over the property as requested.
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His niece, who is a little unbalanced, took this very badly, despite the fact she herself was a substantial legatee .
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His spinster sister, Alice, lived with him and was his principal legatee .
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Of course there is another side, especially if you are legatees of Hitler's madness.
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The disposition is interpreted as a trust of which the legatee is trustee.
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The most obvious one would be the will, but murder by advantaged legatees is a risky business.
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This is clearly seen if we compare the rights which legatees obtained.