Military Testament
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Military testament. By s. 11 of the (English) Wills Act, 1837, a soldier or sailor on active service may dispose of his personal estate as he might have done before that Act. The (English) Wills (Soldiers and Sailors) Act, 1918 (7 & 8 Geo. 5, c. 58), extends this right to make wills without formalities to realty in the case of the above persons. As t seamen and marines, see also the (English) Navy and Marines (Wills) Acts, 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 72) and 1914. See NUNCUPATIVE WILL.
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