"anti-lapse" meaning in English

See anti-lapse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + lapse. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|lapse}} anti- + lapse Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} anti-lapse (not comparable)
  1. (law) Of or relating to a statute that abrogates the common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective. Wikipedia link: anti-lapse Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law

Alternative forms

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