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Direct Skip

direct skip n

: a generation-skipping transfer of an interest in property to a skip person
: a transfer that is to a person two or more generations below the person making the transfer or to a trust in which all interest is held by such persons and that is subject to generation-skipping transfer taxes compare taxable distribution, taxable termination



Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

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