devise

• Rechtsterminus für eine Verfügung in einem Testament, durch die unbewegliches Vermögen (z. B. Land oder Gebäude) einer bestimmten Person oder Organisation vermacht oder übertragen wird; im weiteren Sinne auch die Hinterlassenschaft oder Schenkung von Grundbesitz.

A legal term referring to a clause in a will that bequeaths or gives real property (such as land or buildings) to a designated person or entity.

1. Will disposing of real propertyC1formallegal

   A clause in a will that bequeaths or transfers ownership of land or buildings to a beneficiary.

   Vermächtnis von Immobilien

   • The testator included a devise of the family farm to his eldest son.
   • Under the devise, the entire estate was left to the charity.
   • The lawyer explained the legal implications of the devise in the will.

2. Gift of real property by willC1formallegal

   A legal term for a gift of real estate (land or buildings) made through a last will and testament.

   Vermächtnis an Immobilien

   • The court upheld the devise of the cottage to the niece.
   • A devise must be clearly stated in the will to be valid.
   • The property was transferred to the beneficiary as a devise.

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, etwas zu planen, zu erfinden oder zu entwickeln, meist eine Methode, ein System oder eine Strategie.

A verb used to indicate the act of planning, inventing, or creating something, typically a method, system, or strategy.

1. B2formal

   To plan or invent a complex procedure, system, or mechanism.

   Entwickeln

   • The engineers devised a new system for water purification.
   • She devised a clever strategy to win the game.
   • They devised a plan to reduce traffic congestion.

   Synonymeconceiveconcoctconstructcontrivedesignformulatehatchinventplotscheme

2. Create or conceiveB2formal

   To think of or create something new, often through careful thought.

   Erdenken und Entwickeln

   • He devised a method to speed up the production process.
   • The team devised a solution to the technical problem.
   • She devised a way to save money on energy costs.

   Synonymeconceivecontrivecreatedesignformulateinventoriginatethink up

   Antonymedemolishdestroyruin