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  "heading": "Universal legacy",
  "text": "A universal legacy is a disposition of all of the estate, or the balance of the estate that remains after particular legacies.\n\nA universal legacy may be made jointly for the benefit of more than one legatee without changing its nature.",
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      "name": "Of the Different Modes of Acquiring the Ownership of Things"
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