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administrator
administrator 1 : a person appointed by a probate court to manage the distribution of the assets in the estate of a person who has died without
letter
concerning captures on land and water "U.S. Constitution art. I"] letters of administration : a letter from a probate court that appoints the addressee administrator of an estate letters patent : a letter (as from a government)
Assent of personal representatives
now forms as essential link in the devolution, after death after 1925, of title to legal estate, the probate or grant of letters of administration (and not the will) being the only relevant link in the chain
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Assize, or assise
prescribed by the Lord Chancellor with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice and the President of the Probate Division. The commissioner has all the powers and duties which are vested in the Probate Division in respect
Attestation Clause
but it is added that 'no form of attestation shall be necessary.' By Rule 4 of the (English) Probate (Non-Contentious) Rules, 1925, however, it is provided, that 'if there be no attestation clause to a will or
Bona notabilia
Bona notabilia, notable good--goods sufficient in amount to require a probate or administration to be taken out under ecclesiastical law. They were determined by the 93rd Canon (excepting in
Disclaimer
after such disclaimer has no interest in the estate. An heir-at-law could not disclaim. An executor may, before probate, 'disclaim,' or as it is more properly called, 'renounce,' the executorship, and the executor of an executor may,
Duplicate Will
his will ,one to keep himself and the other to be deposited with another person. upon application for probate of a duplicate Will, both copies must be deposited in the registry of the Court of Probate.
Intervention
was peculiar to the Ecclesiastical and Admiralty Courts. It is now practised in actions or suits in the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of the High Court. An intervener must take the cause as he finds it
Judge
the (English) Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act, 1935 (25 Geo. 5, c. 2), s. 1. In the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division there is the President and two judges. In the Court of Appeal, in addition
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