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Revocation of Will

Revocation of Will. There are four modes in which a will can be revoked, viz.: (1) by another will or express declaration in, or by intention to be inferred from another properly executed testamentary instrument; (2)...

Mutual testaments

Mutual testaments, wills made by two persons who leave their effects reciprocally to the survivor. Either will may be revoked by notice during the joint lives, but the survivor cannot revoke his or her will if...

trust

trust 1 a : a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b : an entity resulting from...

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Irrevocable

Irrevocable, incapable of being revoked; powers of appointment are sometimes executed so as to be irrevocable (see POWERS OF APPOINTMENT); no will is ever irrevocable. A contract not to revoke a will is valid, for breach...

Nantes, edict of

Nantes, edict of, for the security of Protestants, made by Henry IV. of France, and revoked by Louis XIV., October 2, 1685.

Conditio si testator sine liberis decesserit

Conditio si testator sine liberis decesserit. When a general settlement makes no provision for children born to the testator after its date, there is a presumption in the Law of Scotland that it is meant to...

Consideration

Consideration. Any act of the promisee (the person claiming the benefit of an obligation) from which the promisor (the person burdened with the obligation) or a stranger derives a benefit or advantage, or any labour detriment...

Donatio mortis causa

Donatio mortis causa, a gift of personal property in prospect of death; a death-bed disposition; an inchoate gift of personalty consummated by the giver's death. It is derived from the Civil Law; Justinian's Inst. Lib. 2,...

Emergency

Emergency, means a situation which is not normal, a situation which calls for urgent remedial action. Break-down of the Constitutional machinery in a State does gives rise to a situation of emergency, S.R. Bommai v. Union...

Fairs

Fairs [fr. foire, Fr.; forum nundin', Lat.]. these institutions are very closely allied to markets. A fair is a greater species of market, recurring at more distant intervals. No fair can be held without a grant...

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