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testament [Latin testamentum, from testari to call as a witness, make a will, from testis witness] 1 : an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death [a of property] 2 : will NOTE: A testament was formerly concerned specifically with personal property, as in the phrase last will and testament. Now a will covers both personal and real property and the terms will and testament are generally synonymous, but the phrase lives on. tes·ta·men·ta·ry [tes-tə-men-tə-rē] adj ...
Testament
Testament, a disposition of personal property to take place after the owner's decease, according to his desire and direction. See WILLS.As to the modes of making a testament according to the Civil Law, see Sand. Just.; Cumn. C.L. 117; Maine's Anc. Law.The word 'testament' is derived form 'testatio mentis', it testifies the determination of the mind, Uma Devi Nambiar v. T.C. Sidhan, (2004) 2 SCC 321 (328). [Succession Act, 1925, ss. 57, 58, 59]Means a Will disposing of personal property, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1484...
mystic testament
mystic testament : mystic will at will ...
secret testament
secret testament : mystic will at will ...
Cum duo inter se pugnantia reperiuntur in testament ultimum ratum est
Cum duo inter se pugnantia reperiuntur in testament ultimum ratum est [Lat.], Where two clauses in a will are repugnant one to the other, the last in order shall prevail....
Inofficious testament
Inofficious testament, a will not in a accordance with the testator's natural affection and moral duties....
Military testament
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....
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 the benefit of the other will has been taken, see Stone v. Hoskins 1905, P. 194; In Estate of Heys, 1914, P. 192....
will
will 1 : the desire, inclination, or choice of a person or group 2 : the faculty of wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending 3 : a legal declaration 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 see also codicil, living will, testament antenuptial will : a will that was executed by a person prior to that person's marriage and is usually revocable by the court if no provision was made for the person's spouse unless an intention not to make such a provision is manifest conditional will : a will intended to take effect upon a certain contingency and usually construed as having absolute force when the language pertaining to the condition suggests a general purpose to make a will counter will : mutual will in this entry holographic will : a will written out in the hand of the testator and accepted as valid in many sta...
Douay Bible
A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for the use of English speaking Roman Catholics done from the Latin Vulgate by English scholars resident in France The New Testament portion was published at Rheims A D 1582 the Old Testament at Douai A D 1609 10 Various revised editions have since been published...
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