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devise
A transfer of real property by virtue of the provisions in a will. Contrast with descent, which is a transfer by virtue of statutory provisions controlling ownership of real estate when one dies without a will.


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The Court did not decide whether ERISA would permit a nonparticipant spouse to obtain a devisable community property interest in benefits actually paid out during the existence of the community between the participant and the spouse.
Elective work sharing is far more acceptable and a lot less devisable than any unilateral decision by the employer or even by a majority of workers in a local union.
That rule states that every centesimal year devisable by 400 (1600, 2000, 2400, etc.
 
 
 
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