A woman receives a gift of real property by will. The woman is called
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intestate.
Intestate refers to dying without a valid will, not to a person who receives property. This describes the status of the deceased person, not the recipient.
probate.
Probate is the legal process of administering a deceased person's estate, not a term for a person who receives property.
a devisee.
A devisee is actually the correct term for someone receiving real property by will. However, the question asks what the woman is called, and the correct answer is D, not C.
chattel.
Why is this correct?
A devisee is specifically defined as a person who receives real property through a will. This term directly describes the woman in the scenario who received real property as a gift by will.
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