nuncupative will

nuncupative will
nuncupative will see will

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

nuncupative will

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


nuncupative will
An oral will, which is legal only in some states and in very unusual circumstances, such as when the person making the will faced imminent death.
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Wills

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


nuncupative will
The oral expression of a person's wishes as to the disposition of his or her property to be performed or to take effect after the person's death, dictated by the person in his or her final illness before a sufficient number of witnesses and afterward reduced to writing.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


nuncupative will
I
The oral expression of a person's wishes as to the disposition of his or her property to be performed or to take effect after the person's death, dictated by the person in his or her final illness before a sufficient number of witnesses and afterward reduced to writing.
II An oral (unwritten) will.

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  • Nuncupative Will — A verbal will that must have two witnesses and can only deal with the distribution of personal property. A nuncupative will is considered a deathbed will, meaning that it is a safety for people struck with a terminal illness and robbed of the… …   Investment dictionary

  • nuncupative will — A will declared orally by the testator before witnesses but dependent for validity under some statutes upon being reduced to writing and subscribed by the witnesses after the speaking of the testamentary words. 57 Am J1st Wills §§ 653, 660. Under …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • nuncupative will — will that is verbally expressed in the presence of two witnesses …   English contemporary dictionary

  • nuncupative will — noun Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin testamentum nuncupativum 1. Roman law : a will consisting originally in the simple oral declaration of the testator s testamentary dispositions in the presence of seven witnesses and later in such a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nuncupative will — Law. a will made by the oral and unwritten declaration of the testator, valid only in special circumstances. Cf. holographic will. [1540 50] * * * …   Universalium

  • nuncupative will — An oral will declared or dictated by the testator in his last sickness before a sufficient number of witnesses, and afterwards reduced to writing. A will made by the verbal declaration of the testator, and usually dependent merely on oral… …   Black's law dictionary

  • nuncupative will — noun a will or testament made by word of mouth only, before witnesses, as by a soldier or seaman, and depending on oral testimony for proof …   Wiktionary

  • will — 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… …   Law dictionary

  • Will — Will, n. [OE. wille, AS. willa; akin to OFries. willa, OS. willeo, willio, D. wil, G. wille, Icel. vili, Dan. villie, Sw. vilja, Goth wilja. See {Will}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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