[ad L. adim-ĕre to take to oneself from, take away, f. ad to + em-ĕre to take; assimilated to REDEEM.] To take away; spec. in Rom. Law, to revoke the bequest of (a legacy, etc.).
1845. Stephen, Laws of Eng., II. 206. Where a specific legacy is so adeemed, the legatee has no longer any claim under the will.
1880. Muirhead, Ulpian, xxiv. § 29. A legacy that has been bequeathed may be adeemed either in the same testament or in a codicil confirmed by it.
