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REPETITION, construction of wills (law)


REPETITION, construction of wills. A repetition takes place when the same testator, by the same testamentary instrument, gives to the same legatee testator, by the same testamentary instrument, gives to the same legatee legacies of equal amount and of the same kind; in such case the latter is legacies of equal amount and of the same kind; in such case the latter is considered a repetition of the former, and the legatee is entitled to one considered a repetition of the former, and the legatee is entitled to one only. For example, a testator gives to a legatee "?0 a year during his only. For example, a testator gives to a legatee "?0 a year during his life;" and in another part of the will he gives to the same legatee "an life;" and in another part of the will he gives to the same legatee "an annuity of ?O for his life payable quarterly," he is entitled to only one annuity of ?O for his life payable quarterly," he is entitled to only one annuity of thirty pounds a year. 4 Ves. 79, 90; 1 Bro. C. C. 30, note. annuity of thirty pounds a year. 4 Ves. 79, 90; 1 Bro. C. C. 30, note.