residue
- The remaining assets of a person's estate, left after all specific bequests or gifts have been distributed, in the context of a legal will
- The will stipulated that the residue of her estate, after gifts, be donated to charity.
- His will divided specific assets among his children, and the residue was left to his spouse.
- In the absence of specific beneficiaries, the residue of an estate may be subject to the laws of descent and distribution.
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