beneficiary
A broad definition for any person or entity (like a charity) who is to receive assets or profits from an estate, a trust, an insurance policy or any instrument in which there is distribution.

beneficiary, primary
Normally the person who is to receive the proceeds of your Estate upon your death. Often, the Primary Beneficiary is your spouse or may be a group of persons, such as your children.

benefit
Any profit or acquired right or privilege, primarily through a contract. 2) in worker's compensation the term "benefit" is the insurance payment resulting from a fatal accident on the job, while "compensation" is for injury withou ...

benefit of counsel
Having the opportunity to have an attorney and legal advice in any legal matter, but particularly while appearing in court.

bequeath
To give personal property under provisions of a will (as distinct from "devise," which is to give real estate). 2) the act of giving any asset by the terms of a will. See also: bequest will.

bequest
The gift of personal property under the terms of a will. Bequests are not always outright, but may be "conditional" upon the happening or non-happening of an event (such as marriage), or "executory" in which the gift is contingent ...

bequest
Gifts made to a person in a Will.