Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

par leg testamentaire

English translation:

by leaving a bequest in your will

Added to glossary by PB Trans
Aug 21, 2005 22:02
18 yrs ago
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French term

leg testamentaire

French to English Other Law (general) Cancer foundation, Quebec
Dons planifiés
Vous avez à coeur un avenir sans cancer du sein? Il est aussi possible de faire un don par leg testamentaire.

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testamentary legacy (Can.); by leaving a legacy in your Will

As you are in Canada, the first alt. may well work. Nonetheless, the planned donation in this Can. web ref. ain't quite right - it's called 'planned giving' in the UK.

By planned donation (testamentary legacy, life insurance, etc.) Contact us at : Oxfam-Québec 2330, rue Notre-Dame Ouest Bureau 200 Montréal, Québec ...
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agree DocteurPC : yes to testamentary legacy or simply testamentary gift
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agree Anna Maria Augustine (X) : or bequest
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agree Anne McKee
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agree tinawizzy (X)
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gift in your will

if testamentary legacy sounds too much
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agree Istvan Nagy
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legacy / bequest

I think "by will" is superfluous here. By definition "legacy" or "bequest" involved the legal act of bequeathing.
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agree PFB (X) : esp. with "bequest"
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THX Philippe
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