- Pusaka
- The Malay term for a deceased person's estate, meaning everything they owned, and for the process of distributing it to the heirs.
- Wasiat
- A will: a written document stating how a person wants their property shared after death and who will manage it.
- Amanah
- A trust, in which a trustee holds and manages assets for named beneficiaries according to a trust deed.
- Hibah
- A gift of property made during one's lifetime, commonly used in Islamic estate planning to pass assets to chosen recipients.
- Grant of Probate
- A High Court order that confirms a will and authorises the named executor to administer the estate.
- Letters of Administration
- A High Court order that appoints an administrator to manage the estate of a person who died without a valid will.
- Small Estate (JKPTG)
- An estate with immovable property and a total value of not more than RM5 million, handled by JKPTG instead of the High Court.
- AmanahRaya
- Amanah Raya Berhad, the government-owned trustee company that can administer certain estates, including those with only movable assets up to a set limit.
- Borang 14A
- The standard Land Office form used to transfer ownership of land or property in Peninsular Malaysia.
- CKHT
- Cukai Keuntungan Harta Tanah, the Malay name for Real Property Gains Tax, which must be declared to LHDN when property is transferred.
- RPGT
- Real Property Gains Tax, a tax on gains from disposing of property in Malaysia; transfers between certain family members are treated as no gain, no loss.
- Geran
- The land title document issued by the Land Office that records who owns a piece of land.
