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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=common_law">common law</a>, an <b>estate</b> is a living or deceased person's <a href="page.php?w=net_worth">net worth</a>. It is the sum of a person's <a href="page.php?w=assets">assets</a>; their legal rights, interests, and entitlements to <a href="page.php?w=property">property</a> of any kind, minus all of their <a href="page.php?w=liability_%28accounting%29">liabilities</a> at a given time. The issue is of special legal significance on a question of <a href="page.php?w=bankruptcy">bankruptcy</a> and death of the person.</p><p>
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