- falsa demonstratione legatum non perimi
- /folsa demanstreyshiyowniy lageytam non pehramay/ A bequest is not rendered void by an erroneous description
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
falsa demonstratione legatum non perimi
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falsa demonstratione legatum non perimi — /folsa demanstreyshiyowniy lageytam non pehramay/ A bequest is not rendered void by an erroneous description … Black's law dictionary
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