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TWIN WILLS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mutual wills
1, record 1, English, mutual%20wills
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- twin wills 1, record 1, English, twin%20wills
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mutual will is one of two testamentary papers made respectively by two persons, each giving the other rights in his property as identical as they can be, for the purpose of carrying out the intentions of the two testators. ("Sunnucks, Williams and Mortimer on Executors, Administrators and Probate", 1970, p. 120) 1, record 1, English, - mutual%20wills
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mutual wills may be made either in the form of a joint will, or as separate wills. (Mellows, p. 24) 1, record 1, English, - mutual%20wills
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mutual wills, twin wills: terms usually used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - mutual%20wills
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mutual will
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- testaments mutuels
1, record 1, French, testaments%20mutuels
correct, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme s'emploie le plus souvent au pluriel. Il pourra s'employer aussi au singulier pour désigner soit des testaments contenus dans un même acte, soit, par extension, l'un des testaments mutuels. 1, record 1, French, - testaments%20mutuels
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
testaments mutuels : 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). 2, record 1, French, - testaments%20mutuels
Record 1, Key term(s)
- testament mutuel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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