B. Dispositive Provisions
Anything transferred by a Will is a gift (statutorily referred to as a "disposition" - EPTL
1-2.4). Whether the client "bequeaths", "devises" or "gives, bequeaths and devises all the
rest, residue and remainder of my estate, whether real or personal and wheresoever situate",
the client is making a gift of the defined property to the defined beneficiary. Nevertheless,
while all dispositions can be broadly characterized as "gifts" it is useful for planning and
drafting purposes to separate transfers into two broad categories: "pre-residuary" transfers
(generally limited, defined gifts) and "residuary" transfers (the remaining estate).

Pre-residuary Transfers
Pre-residuary gifts are often the "personality" of a Will. They reflect the client's
specific, personal desires to benefit particular relatives, friends or charities. Further, they can
provide for the distribution of "emotional" assets, family heirlooms for example. In addition
to fulfilling the client's personal desires, pre-residuary gifts can facilitate the economic
settlement of the estate. Some of the considerations involved in making pre-residuary gifts
include:
Gifts of items which will be immediately needed by a beneficiary, or which the
client wants a particular beneficiary to receive, are most promptly and
enf orceably passed by a direct provision.
Gifts of cash can generally be made promptly, giving the beneficiary immediate
funds and, unlike advancements of cash from the residuary estate, do not have
any income tax impact to the beneficiary (an advancement of funds from the
residuary estate is deemed to be composed of, and carries out to the recipient,
the estate's income earned to that time - see IRC §§ 661and663).
Specific dispositions (gifts of specified real or personal property) are generally
not subject to Executor's commissions since the Executor does not administer
these items. SCPA 2307(2).
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Assets that would be particularly troublesome or expensive for the Executor to
administer (for example, personal property of minor value or business interests)
can be gifted, simplifying the Executor's job and the settlement of the estate.
There are three types of pre-residuary transfers: (1) specific; (2) demonstrative; and
(3) general. Their distinctions are important in determining priority of distributions
(abatement) and what happens if the subject of the gift no longer exists (ademption).

Legs spécifiques Vs legs du reliquat (residuary gifts).

Voir le lien que je vous ai fourni dans "Pour info". La différence est bien faite entre les 2 types de legs.

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Legs spécifiques : peut-être plus pour le Canada.

Pour la France, on parlera peut-être plus de "legs particuliers".

Beaucoup d'exemple sur la toile.

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https://www.google.com/search?q=Legs particulier définition&...

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https://testamento.fr/fr/guides/legs/legs-particulier

Legs particulier : définition
Un legs particulier consiste à laisser par testament un ou plusieurs biens déterminés à une ou plusieurs personnes désignées. Par exemple, les dispositions suivantes sont considérées comme des legs particuliers :

« Je lègue tous mes meubles se trouvant dans ma maison à Monsieur LABORDE »

« Tout l’argent se trouvant sur mes comptes à la banque BNP sera pour Monsieur LABORDE »

Le bénéficiaire du legs devra toujours s’adresser aux autres héritiers ou légataires universel pour demander la délivrance de son legs. Ce n’est qu’à partir du jour de cette demande qu’il pourra profiter qui lui aura été légué. Par ailleurs, contrairement aux autres legs, le bénéficiaire n’est aucunement tenu aux dettes du défunt.

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Voir aussi IATE pour "residuary gift" :

https://iate.europa.eu/search/result/1664265043091/1