Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

ha relitto

English translation:

has devised (land)

Added to glossary by Emilia De Paola
Jul 15, 2020 19:28
4 yrs ago
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Italian term

ha relitto

Italian to English Other Law (general)
In un testamento olografo:

Il comparente dichiara che il defunto ha relitto immobili censiti come segue

Grazie in anticipo

Proposed translations

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has devised (land)

It would be unusual if the testator or testatrix has 'disclaimed' those real properties.

Leave and left are OK, but bequeathed is legalistically problematical and possibly professionally negilgent - though idiomatically and journalistically common - as may suggest the contents-only of such buildings and villas etc.
Example sentence:

s. m. [dal lat. relictus, part. pass. di relinquĕre "lasciare", e nel passivo "rimanere"].

Devise. A testamentary disposition of land or realty; a gift of real property by the last will and testament of the donor.

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has relinquished/abandoned

I think the closest EN word is relinquished but I don't know why they thought it was a good idea to describe the property that way. It's more a legal characterization whereas "abandoned" might have been more of a physical description, if that's what they meant. See cite for possible problems here.

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Note added at 1 hr (2020-07-15 21:02:49 GMT)
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I think this is wrong and Phil is right - the testator was trying to say they "left" the property at death, not that they abandoned it. The will probably goes on to name the legatee that should receive the property.
Peer comment(s):

neutral philgoddard : Doesn't it just mean left, in the sense of owned when he died?
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