Will and testament
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| - | To '''devise''' is to use one's [[intellect]] to [[plan]] or [[design]], to [[imagine]]; to [[guess]]. It can also refer to a disposal of real property in a [[will and testament]]. | + | A '''will''' or '''testament''' is a legal declaration by which a person, the [[testator]], names one or more persons to manage his or her [[estate (law)|estate]] and provides for the distribution of his property at death. For the devolution of property not disposed of by will, see [[inheritance]] and [[intestacy]]. |
| - | ==Etymology== | + | |
| - | Middle English ''devisen, devysen'', from Old French ''deviser'', from Vulgar Latin ''devisō'', from Latin ''dīvisō'', frequentative of ''dīvidō''. | + | |
| - | ==See also== | + | == See also == |
| - | * [[Device]] | + | * [[Ademption]] |
| + | * [[Estate Planning]] | ||
| + | * [[Ethical will]] | ||
| + | * [[Legal history of wills]] | ||
| + | * [[Will aid]] | ||
| + | * [[Will contest]] | ||
| + | * [[Henson trust]] | ||
| + | * [[Totten trust]] | ||
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A will or testament is a legal declaration by which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage his or her estate and provides for the distribution of his property at death. For the devolution of property not disposed of by will, see inheritance and intestacy.
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See also
- Ademption
- Estate Planning
- Ethical will
- Legal history of wills
- Will aid
- Will contest
- Henson trust
- Totten trust
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