Definitions For Ademption

Noun

ADEMPTION. (countable and uncountable, plural ADEMPTIONs) (legal) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.

Related terms

adeem

Etymology

From {{etyl, la, en}} adēmptiō, , a taking away, from adēmptus, perfect passive participle of adimō, , take away, from ad, , to, towards, at + emō, , buy; obtain, take.

Is Ademption a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
17

The word Ademption is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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