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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

False description does not harm. The principle that if the subject-matter of a conveyance, gift, bequest, or devise is identifiable, it does not matter if it has been misdescribed in the deed.  2, record 1, English, - falsa%20demonstratio%20non%20nocet

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF

... if a will describes a certain person or thing with sufficient certainty to enable a court to recognize the person or thing intended by the testator, then the court will overlook any inaccuracy in the rest of the description.  3, record 1, English, - falsa%20demonstratio%20non%20nocet

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

This rule, the full name of which is "falsa demonstratio non nocet, cum de corpore constat", permits the exclusion of words from a will where the thing intended has already been adequately described. Any additional and incorrect description can then be deleted to resolve the otherwise existing ambiguity.  1, record 1, English, - falsa%20demonstratio%20non%20nocet

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Une description (ou indication) erronée ne nuit pas (au bien-fondé de la cause). Se réfère à l'emploi de termes inappropriés dans la description d'une personne ou d'une chose, dans la rédaction d'un testament ou encore à l'emploi de mots comportant un sens autre que celui du langage habituel.  1, record 1, French, - falsa%20demonstratio%20non%20nocet

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish