Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 4 - Rules Relating to Legacies
Section 4-410 - "Die Without Issue" and Similar Phrases

Unless a contrary intent is expressly indicated in the will, in a legacy the following words mean a lack or a failure of issue in the lifetime, or at the time of the death of the person, and not an indefinite failure of the person’s issue:
        (1)    “Die without issue”;
        (2)    “Die without leaving issue”; or
        (3)    Other words which may imply either a lack or a failure of issue of a person in the person’s lifetime, or at the time of the person’s death, or an indefinite failure of the person’s issue.

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