Addeem

/əˈdiːm/ verb

In law, to reduce or take away a bequest from a will because the heir has already received the gift during the testator's lifetime.

From Old French 'adeem,' from Latin 'adimere' (to take away), from 'ad-' (to) + 'emere' (to take/buy). This legal term has remained virtually unchanged since medieval law developed in England.

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