1 Keep in mind that some states also impose their own state inheritance or estate taxes. California, however, has no state inheritance or estate tax.  The ability to give away more at death without paying federal estate tax may make some of you more comfortable with the idea of making larger gifts during your lifetime.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Piazza. A piazza is a city square in Italy, Malta, along the Dalmatian coast and in surrounding regions. The term is roughly equivalent to the Spanish plaza. In Ethiopia, it is used to refer to a part of a city.
locus. 1  A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime. The cafeteria was the locus of activity. ( 2 mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition. A circle is the locus of points from which the distance to the center is a given value, the radius.