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Article 995Devolution of Property If a Legacy Is Invalidated or Lapses

第九百九十五条(遺贈の無効又は失効の場合の財産の帰属)

If the effect of a legacy does not arise, or if its effect is lost due to renunciation, that which the legatee would have received devolves to the heirs; provided, however, that if the testator manifests a different intention by will, that intention prevails.

遺贈が、その効力を生じないとき、又は放棄によってその効力を失ったときは、受遺者が受けるべきであったものは、相続人に帰属する。ただし、遺言者がその遺言に別段の意思を表示したときは、その意思に従う。

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