testament

testament
tes·ta·ment /'tes-tə-mənt/ n [Latin testamentum, from testari to call as a witness, make a will, from testis witness]
1: an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death
a testament of property
2: will
◇ A testament was formerly concerned specifically with personal property, as in the phrase last will and testament. Now a will covers both personal and real property and the terms will and testament are generally synonymous, but the phrase lives on.
tes·ta·men·ta·ry /ˌtes-tə-'men-tə-rē/ adj

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

testament
I noun agreement, binding agreement, contract, covenant, engagement, expression of conviction, formal declaration, legal will, promise, solemn agreement, solemn promise, testamentary declaration, testamentary decree, testamentum, will, writing associated concepts: codicil, last will and testament, testamentary capacity, testamentary devise, testamentary trust foreign phrases:
- Omne testamentum morte consummatum est. — Every will or testament is consummated by death.
II index certificate, codicil, will (testamentary instrument)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


testament
n.
A will; the part of a last will and testament that disposes of someone’s personal property.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


testament
n. A document disposing of a person's personal property upon his or her death, distinct from a will, which is a devise of real estate.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


testament
Another name for a will.

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


testament
Another name for a will.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • testament — [ tɛstamɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1120; lat. ecclés. testamentum, pour traduire le gr. diathêkê « disposition testamentaire, convention », et pour traduire l hébr. berith « alliance » I ♦ Relig. chrét. 1 ♦ Vx Alliance. « Ils ne sont point demeurés dans mon… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Testament — Тестамент …   Википедия

  • testament — Testament. s. m. Tesmoignage qu on laisse par escrit de sa derniere volonté. Testament passé devant Notaires. testament bon & valable. testament dicté mot à mot. testament clos & seellé. testament qui peche dans les formes. on est demeuré d… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • testament — TESTAMÉNT, testamente, s.n. 1. Act juridic unilateral, revocabil cât timp testatorul este în viaţă, prin care cineva îşi exprimă dorinţele ce urmează a i fi împlinite după moarte, mai cu seamă în legătură cu transmiterea averii sale. ♢ Testament… …   Dicționar Român

  • Testament — en 2008 Datos generales Nacimiento 1982 …   Wikipedia Español

  • testament — Testament, Testamentum. Testament noncupatif, Nuncupatum testamentum. Un testament noncupatif, ou autre derniere disposition noncupative: quand elle n est point escrite, mais seulement dicte de bouche, Nuncupata voluntas. Testament fait sans… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Testament — Tes ta*ment, n. [F., fr. L. testamentum, fr. testari to be a witness, to make one s last will, akin to testis a witness. Cf. {Intestate}, {Testify}.] 1. (Law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • testament — [tes′tə mənt] n. [OFr < LL(Ec) testamentum, Testament (in N.T., transl. of Gr diathēkē, covenant) < L, a will < testari, to testify, make a will < testis, a witness: see TESTIFY] 1. Obs. a covenant, esp. one between God and man 2. [T… …   English World dictionary

  • testament — tes‧ta‧ment [ˈtestəmənt] noun [countable] LAW a will * * * testament UK US /ˈtestəmənt/ noun ► [C or U] proof that something exists or is true: be (a) testament to sth »These po …   Financial and business terms

  • Testament — Sn std. (15. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. tēstāmentum, Abstraktum zu l. tēstārī (tēstātus sum) bezeugen , zu l. tēstis m. Zeuge . Adjektiv: testamentarisch.    Ebenso nndl. testament, ne. testament, nfrz. testament, nschw. testamente, nnorw.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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