§ 33-1.1-1 Definitions
§ 33-1.1-2 Limitation on acquisition of property or benefit
§ 33-1.1-3 Statutory descent and rights
§ 33-1.1-4 Wills
§ 33-1.1-5 Tenancy by entirety
§ 33-1.1-6 Joint tenancy
§ 33-1.1-7 Reversion – Vested remainder
§ 33-1.1-8 Interest subject to life of decedent
§ 33-1.1-9 Contingent remainder – Future interest
§ 33-1.1-10 Exercise of power of appointment
§ 33-1.1-11 Insurance proceeds
§ 33-1.1-12 Insurance companies, banks, or other obligors – Relief from liability when payment made without notice
§ 33-1.1-13 Purchasers for value without notice
§ 33-1.1-14 Record of conviction admissible in civil actions
§ 33-1.1-15 Construction
§ 33-1.1-16 Severability
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 33-1.1 - Disposition of Property of Person Killed by Another

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Decedent: means any person whose life is taken by a slayer;

    (2)  "Property" shall include any real and personal property and any right or interest therein;

    (3)  "Slayer" means any person who wilfully and unlawfully takes or procures to be taken the life of another. See Rhode Island General Laws 33-1.1-1

  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Property: shall include any real and personal property and any right or interest therein;

    (3)  "Slayer" means any person who wilfully and unlawfully takes or procures to be taken the life of another. See Rhode Island General Laws 33-1.1-1

  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.