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.
Criminal law is the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment. There are still areas where things are not in the actual laws. An example is that in the State of Michigan, the definition of murder is not codified, it relies on the common law definition.riminal law is the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment. There are still areas where things are not in the actual laws. An example is that in the State of Michigan, the definition of murder is not codified, it relies on the common law definition.