Dictionary entry

Ademption

Webster's Dictionary 1913

A‐demp″tion (ȧ‐dĕmp″shŭn), n. [L. ademptio, fr. adimere, ademptum, to take away; ad + emere to buy, orig. to take.] (Law) The revocation or taking away of a grant donation, legacy, or the like. Bouvier.