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.
Codifying Statute Law & Legal Definition. A codifying statute is one which restates legal subject matter previously contained in earlier statutes, the common law, and custom.It is a statute that purports to be exhaustive in restating the whole of the law on a particular topic, including prior caselaw as well as legislative provisions.odifying Statute Law & Legal Definition. A codifying statute is one which restates legal subject matter previously contained in earlier statutes, the common law, and custom.