LEGACY, DEMONSTRATIVE. A demonstrative legacy is a bequest of a certain sum of money; intended for the legatee at all events, with a fund particularly referred to for its payment; so that if the estate be not the testator's property at his death, the legacy will not fail: but be payable out of general assets. 1 Rop. Leg.
codification-the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order. systematisation, systematization, rationalisation, rationalization-systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale.
Un-Codified Law. Codified and un-codified law serve two very important and crucial legal purposes in the system of American jurisprudence. Codified law is very comprehensive, and the legal codes are regularly updated. The codified codes distinguish between specific actions that constitute civil or criminal law.When a legal matter comes before the court, the judge will apply relevant code to the facts of the case.In un-codified law, there are no comprehensive compilations of rules and laws, and the judge arrives at a decision largely based on judicial case precedent and some statutory guidance.hen a legal matter comes before the court, the judge will apply relevant code to the facts of the case. In un-codified law, there are no comprehensive compilations of rules and laws, and the judge arrives at a decision largely based on judicial case precedent and some statutory guidance.