When someone was left a specific item that is no longer owned by the testator at the testator's death,the beneficiary receives nothing under the doctrine of:

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Ademption is the legal doctrine that applies when a specifically devised property is no longer owned by the testator at the time of death. In such cases, the beneficiary is said to receive nothing, and the gift is said to have adeemed.

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