the revocation of a will

  • 1revocation of will — The annulment of a will, making it speak for nought in whole or in part, by a clause in a later valid will by an inconsistent disposition of property in a later valid will or codicil, or by tearing, cutting, burning, obliterating, erasing and… …

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  • 2revocation — rev·o·ca·tion /ˌre və kā shən/ n: an act or instance of revoking Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. revocation …

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  • 3Revocation — Rev o*ca tion, n. [L. revocatio: cf. F. r[ e]vocation.] 1. The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled; recall. [1913 Webster] One that saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection. Hooker.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4will — 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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  • 5Will (law) — Last Will redirects here. For the 2011 film, see Last Will (film). Wills, trusts …

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  • 6THE EVENTS — introduction European Jewry in the Early 1930s Germany in the Early 1930s the expansion of the reich …

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  • 7implied revocation of will — A revocation by operation of law consequent to certain important changes in the family or domestic relations of the testator, such as marriage or the birth of a child after the making of the will, or changes involving the property of the testator …

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  • 8Revocation — • The act of recalling or annulling Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Revocation     Revocation     † …

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  • 9revocation of will — The recalling, annulling or rendering inoperative an existing will, by some subsequent act of the testator, which may be by the making of a new will inconsistent with the terms of the first, or by destroying the old will, or by disposing of the… …

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  • 10revocation of probate — The rendition by a probate court of a decree vacating and annulling a prior decree admitting a will to probate. 57 Am J1st Wills 967 …

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