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A specific devise is a devise of a distinct piece of real estate to a certain person or persons. It is analogous to a
specific legacy A specific legacy (or specific bequest) is a testamentary gift of a precisely identifiable object, distinguished from all other things of the same kind — such as, a gift of a particular piece of jewelry. See also * Specific devise * Testator * ...
, but is limited (by the word "devise") to real estate. Furthermore, the testator intends for that very particular property and only that property to satisfy the devise. For example, a specific devise might be "my house on 2006 Fake Street."


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