executors and administrators

executors and administrators
Those who are designated by the terms of a will or appointed by a court of probate to manage the assets and liabilities of the estate of the deceased.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


executors and administrators
Those who are designated by the terms of a will or appointed by a court of probate to manage the assets and liabilities of the estate of the deceased.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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