mrrafe Jul 15, 2020:

legacy? 1. The legacy is the property/money, and it goes to someone or passes to them. "The legacy will pass to xxx," "will devolve to xxx," "will be resolved in favor of xxx."

2. The will is the document, or more likely a provision in the document, and it gets resolved in xxx's favor: "this provision will be deemed resolved in favor of xxx"

I think xxx is simply getting the remainder after the somma pagata is subtracted (or if it's zero), so I would say (1). (2) is OK but maybe too complicated.

Emilia De Paola (asker) Jul 15, 2020:

@mrafe so you would suggest to use 'the legacy is deemed to be resolved in favor of....'?

mrrafe Jul 15, 2020:

risolto I think so - resolve is how I immediately understood it. In formal US legal writing we might say "devolve" instead of risolvere. But again, "devolve" probably is not the style you would find in a holographic will.

Emilia De Paola (asker) Jul 15, 2020:

Grazie mille, quindi mi confermate che 'legato' si riferisce al lascito, all'eredità, ma come si lega con 'si intende risolto'? Normalmente per i contratti 'risolvere' indica 'terminare' ma in questo caso, trattandosi di un testamento?

Emilia De Paola (asker) Jul 15, 2020:

Forse 'bequest'?