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Categories: Constitutional

Definition (1910 Edition)

POWER OF DISPOSITION. Every power of. disposition is deemed absolute, by means of which the donee of such power is enabled in his life-time to dispose of the entire fee for his own benefit; and, where a general and beneficial power to devise the inheritance ig given to a tenant for life or years, it is absolute, within the nieuning of the statutes of some of the states. Code Ala. 1886, § 1853. See PowER OF APPOINTMENT. .
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.