What is the difference between abatement and ademption?

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o Abatement means handed down from an ancestor. In estate planning, abatement refers to a reduction in the sums or gifts to a beneficiary to pay the taxes and debts of the estate.
o Ademption (extinction) is what happens when property left to a beneficiary, is disposed of before the testator’s death. If the property is not part of the testator’s estate at the time of his or her death is said to adeem by extinction.

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