attestation of will

  • 1attestation — I noun act of bearing witness, adjuration, affirmation, allegation, assertion, asseveration, attest, attesting declaration, authentication, averment, avouchment, avowal, certification, declaration, endorsement, oath, solemn averment, solemn… …

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  • 2attestation — The act of witnessing an instrument in writing, at the request of the party making the same, and subscribing the name of the witness in testimony of such fact. In re Carlson s Estate, 156 Or. 597, 68 P.2d 119, 121. See affirmation jurat oath… …

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  • 3attestation — The act of witnessing an instrument in writing, at the request of the party making the same, and subscribing the name of the witness in testimony of such fact. In re Carlson s Estate, 156 Or. 597, 68 P.2d 119, 121. See affirmation jurat oath… …

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  • 4attestation clause — n: a clause at the end of a will in which the witnesses state that the will was signed and witnessed with all the formalities required by law and which often sets forth those requirements Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 5Attestation clause — In the statutory law of wills and trusts in the United States, an attestation clause is a clause that is typically appended to a will, often just below the place of the testator s signature.Attestation clauses were introduced into probate law… …

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  • 7attestation — attest at‧test [əˈtest] verb [transitive] LAW to officially state that you believe something is true or real: • It must be signed in the presence of a witness who attests the signature. attestation noun [countable, uncountable] : • the… …

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  • 9Attestation — The act of witnessing the signing of a document and then also signing it to verify that it was properly signed by those bound by its contents. Ideally the person acting as the witness to the signing of a document is an independent third party.… …

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  • 10attestation clause — A writing at the end of a will but preceding the signature of the witnesses which sets forth with more or less completeness the performance of the statutory requisites to due execution and witnessing of the instrument, the purpose of the clause… …

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