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Deed

Lastly, those who are inserted to fix them with notice of the deed, as creditors, legatees, trustees, and executors. When a person acts in two or more capacities, he should be named in distinct parts, according to

Uses

of the fee. (8) A use, being but the creature of equity, could not have been taken in execution for the debts of the cestui que use; for there was no process at Common Law but against

will

of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death ;esp : a formally executed written instrument by which a person makes disposition of his or her estate to take effect after death

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Consideration

its validity either in law or equity (except for some kinds of equitable relief, see infra), because the execution of a deed is attended by formalities from which a deliberate intention to make a binding promise is

Trust

h'ret in cortice. Trusts may be classed thus:- (I.) Express, or defined by words; divided into- (a) Trusts executed, perfect, complete, or constituted. (b) Trusts executory, imperfect, incomplete, or directory. (II.) Arising by operation of law, such

Republication of Wills

be in any manner revoked, shall be revived otherwise than by the re-execution thereof, or by a codicil executed in manner hereinbefore required, and showing an intention to revive the same; and when any will or codicil

Stamp duties

but the stamp in accordance with the law in force at the time when the document was first executed. Very important alterations in the law of stamps were effected by the Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1888.

Married women's property

has been restricted from anticipation or alienation by statute before the 2nd August, 1935, or by any instrument executed before the 1stjanuary, 1936, and apparently for that purpose an instrument is to be deemed to be executed

Chargeable

Chargeable, means, as applied to an instrument executed or first executed after the commencement of this Act, chargeable under this Act, and, as applied to any

Cy-pres

to a most extra-vagant length. But this sensible distinction now prevails, that the court will not decree the execution of a charitable trust in a manner different from that intended, except so far as it is seen

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