When a testator provides for a bequest of his gold watch to his nephew, but the gold watch is not owned by the testator at the time of death: __________.

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Ademption occurs when a specific bequest fails because the property is no longer in the testator's estate at the time of death. In this case, since the gold watch is not owned by the testator at the time of death, the bequest to the nephew fails by ademption. The nephew would not be entitled to an equivalent amount of cash or a similar gold watch, and the other legacies in the estate would not abate to provide funds for a gold watch.

When a Testator Provides for a Bequest of His Gold