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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 1553

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Executor: includes administrator with the will annexed. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See

§ 1553. Forfeiture by person embezzling before letters issued

If a person embezzles or converts any of the property of a decedent before the appointment of the executor or administrator, the person shall be liable to the executor or administrator of the estate for double the value of the property embezzled or converted, to be recovered for the benefit of the estate. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)