8801 - Definition of terms. - Pennsylvania Statutes

CHAPTER 88 SLAYERS Sec. 8801. Definition of terms. 8802. Slayer not to acquire property as result of slaying. 8803. Descent, distribution, dower, curtesy, and statutory rights as survivor. 8804. Legacies. 8805. Tenancies by the entirety. 8806. Joint tenants, joint owners and joint obligees. 8807. Reversions and vested remainders. 8808. Interests dependent on survivorship or continuance of life. 8809. Contingent remainders and executory or other future interests. 8810. Powers of appointment. 8811. Proceeds of insurance. 8812. Bona fide payment by insurance company or obligor. 8813. Bona fide purchasers. 8814. Record of conviction as evidence. 8814.1. Preadjudication rule. 8815. Broad construction; policy of State. Enactment. Chapter 88 was added June 30, 1972, P.L.508, No.164, effective July 1, 1972. Cross References. Chapter 88 is referred to in sections 2106, 2507 of this title. § 8801. Definition of terms. As used in this chapter: "Slayer." Means any person who participates, either as a principal or as an accessory before the fact, in the willful and unlawful killing of any other person. "Decedent." Means any person whose life is so taken. "Property." Includes any real and personal property and any right or interest therein.