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Civil Act — Article 1076 (Acceptance or renunciation of inheritor to testamentary donee)

민법 제1076조

Where a testamentary donee dies without effecting either an acceptance or a renunciation of the testamentary gift, his or her inheritor can effect an acceptance or a renunciation within the limits of his or her share of the inheritance; provided, if the testator has declared a different intention in his or her will, such intention shall prevail.

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