Word: ademptions
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ad
emp
tions
Definition: Plural of ademption. 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: ademption
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to, towards, at
Affix: emō
Language: la
Decoded: emo
Meaning: buy; obtain, take
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.