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  • 51will — 1 n 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… …

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  • 52Death and culture — All Is Vanity by C. Allan Gilbert, suggesting an intertwining between life and death. This article is about death in the different cultures around the world as well as ethical issues relating to death, such as martrydom, suicide and euthanasia.… …

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  • 53Trusts and estates — The law of trusts and estates is generally considered the body of law which governs the management of personal affairs and the disposition of property of an individual in anticipation of the event of such person s incapacity or death, also known… …

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  • 54Funeral — This article is about the ceremony. For other uses, see Funeral (disambiguation). The funeral of Pope John Paul II A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise… …

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  • 55Cemetery — For other uses, see Cemetery (disambiguation). Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island …

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  • 56Tax protester constitutional arguments — UStaxationTax protester constitutional arguments are assertions that the imposition of the federal income tax violates the United States Constitution. These kinds of tax protester arguments are distinguished from related statutory arguments and… …

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  • 57letters testamentary — see letter 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. letters testamentary …

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  • 58succession — The devolution of title to property under the law of descent and distribution. The act or right of legal or official investment with a predecessor s office, dignity, possession, or functions; also the legal or actual order of so succeeding from… …

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  • 59executor — ex·ec·u·tor /ig ze kyə tər/ n: a person named by a testator to execute or carry out the instructions in a will compare administrator Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 60succession — suc·ces·sion /sək se shən/ n 1 a: the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, position, title, or throne the sequence of succession to the presidency b: the right of a person or line… …

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