testamentary cause
71Slavery and Christianity — • Discusses the history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Slavery and Christianity Slavery and Christianity † …
72Bequests For Masses — Bequests for Masses † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bequests for Masses The efficacy of prayers for the dead , remarks the Court of Appeals of the State of New York in Holland v. Alcock, 108 New York Court of Appeals Reports, page 312, is… …
73Francis Borgia — St. Francis Borgia † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Francis Borgia (Span. FRANCISCO DE BORJA Y ARAGON ) Francis Borgia, born 28 October, 1510, was the son of Juan Borgia, third Duke of Gandia, and of Juana of Aragon; died 30… …
74St. Germaine Cousin — St. Germaine Cousin † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Germaine Cousin Born in 1579 of humble parents at Pibrac, a village about ten miles from Toulouse; died in her native place in 1601. From her birth she seemed marked out for suffering; …
75heir — / ar/ n: one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to the possession of property after the death of its owner: as a: one who by operation of law inherits the property and esp. the real property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will… …
76lapse — 1 / laps/ n: a termination or failure due to events, neglect, or time: as a: the failure of a bequest (as because the intended recipient dies before the testator) compare anti lapse statute b: the termination of an insurance policy because of… …
77undue influence — n: improper influence that deprives a person of freedom of choice or substitutes another s choice or desire for the person s own compare coercion, duress, necessity ◇ It is a doctrine of equity that a contract, deed, donation, or testamentary… …
78wíse — 1. f ( an/ an) wise, way, fashion, custom, habit, manner; testamentary disposition; business, affair, thing, matter; condition, state, circumstance; reason, cause; direction; melody; idiom; 2. adv wisely; 3. f ( an/ an) sprout, stalk …
79coercion — /kowarshan/ Compulsion; constraint; compelling by force or arms or threat. General Motors v. Blevins, D.C.Colo., 144 F.Supp. 381, 384. It may be actual, direct, or positive, as where physical force is used to compel act against one s will, or… …
80contemplation of death — The apprehension or expectation of approaching dissolution; not that general expectation which every mortal entertains, but the apprehension which arises from some presently existing sickness or physical condition or from some impending danger.… …
