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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 1401

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Executor: includes administrator with the will annexed. See
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.

§ 1401. Executor or administrator may sue and defend

An executor or administrator may commence, prosecute, or defend, in the right of the deceased, actions that survive to the executor or administrator and are necessary for the recovery and protection of the property or rights of the deceased and may prosecute or defend the actions commenced in the lifetime of the deceased. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)

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