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testament réciproque [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-12-05

English

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

A will in which two persons join, each leaving his property and estate to the other, so that the survivor takes the whole. (Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 441)

OBS

The term "double will" has been used to designate that species of joint and reciprocal will in which each of two testators, joining in a single testamentary instrument, leaves his property to the other if the latter survives him. ("Corpus Juris Secundum", vol. 97, 1957, p. 282)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

testament réciproque : 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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Record 2 2012-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Estates (common law)
CONT

"Reciprocal" wills are those in which the testators name each other as beneficiaries under similar testamentary plans. They are sometimes called "double" or "counter" wills. ("American Jurisprudence", 2nd ed., vol. 79, 1975, p. 819-820)

OBS

counterwills; reciprocal wills: terms used in the plural in this context.

Key term(s)
  • counterwill
  • counter will
  • counter wills
  • reciprocal will

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

testaments réciproques : 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).

OBS

testaments réciproques : terme utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte.

Key term(s)
  • testament réciproque

Spanish

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