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Devisavit Vel Non

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Devisavit vel non, an issue sent from the Court of Chancery to a Court of law, to try the validity of a paper asserted to be a will disposing of real estate, to ascertain whether or not the testator did devise or whether or not the paper was his will. Obsolete.

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