adeem

[ uh-deem ]

/ əˈdim /

verb (used with object) Law.

to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.

Nearby words

adductor muscle of big toe, adductor muscle of thumb, addy, ade, ade, george, adeem, adela, adelaide, adelantado, adele, adelgid

Origin of adeem

1835–45; < Latin adimere to take away, deprive of, confiscate, equivalent to ad- ad- + -imere, combining form of emere to take, buy; spelling conformed to redeem