Carmichael (D. C.) 96 Fed
Categories: Property
Definition (1910 Edition)
594.—Contemplation of death. The eporchension or expectation of Seprosching dissolution; not that general expectation which every mortal entertains, but the apprehension which arises from some presently existing sickness or physical condition or from some impending danger. As applied to transfers of property, the phrase. “in contemplation of death” is practically equivalent to “causa i In re Cornell’s Estate, 66 App. Div. 162, 73 N. Y. Supp. 32; In re Edgerton's Estate, 35 App. Div. 125, 54 N. Y. Supp. 700;
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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