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anti-lapse

adj

Etymology

From anti- + lapse.

  1. derived from lāpsus
  2. derived from laps
  3. prefixed as anti-lapse — “anti + lapse”

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a statute that abrogates the common-law rule that if the person to whom…

    Of or relating to a statute that abrogates the common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA