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Record 1 2012-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Legal Documents
  • Law of Estates (common law)
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

One who signs his name to an instrument, at the request of the party or parties, for the purpose of proving and identifying it. (Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 117)

CONT

The Act requires that there be "attesting witnesses" and that they shall "subscribe" the will in the presence of the testator. (Hull & Cullity, "Macdonell, Sheard and Hull on Probate Practice", 3rd ed., 1981, p. 59)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Documents juridiques
  • Droit successoral (common law)
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

témoin instrumentaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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