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ORAL WILL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nuncupative will
1, record 1, English, nuncupative%20will
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- oral will 2, record 1, English, oral%20will
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A verbal declaration of a testamentary character by a person in extremis before a sufficient number of witnesses and subsequently reduced to writing. In case of soldiers and other members of the Armed, Forces, a will made by a member thereof under circumstances in which it is presumed he would not be able to have a proper will drawn and witnessed, the court will accept the same as a will even though it does not conform to all the formalities of a will. 3, record 1, English, - nuncupative%20will
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the case of an oral, sometimes called a nuncupative, will the courts must be satisfied as to the exact words used, or at least as to their substance, and that it was the deceased's intention to make a disposition on his death. 4, record 1, English, - nuncupative%20will
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... in Canada most Provinces have made writing and a signature a requirement ... but some other Provinces allow for nuncupative or oral wills of servicemen (including mariners and seamen). 2, record 1, English, - nuncupative%20will
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- testament nuncupatif
1, record 1, French, testament%20nuncupatif
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- testament oral 2, record 1, French, testament%20oral
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] testament fait par simple déclaration devant témoins et suivant les formes légales. 1, record 1, French, - testament%20nuncupatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les pays de droit écrit en France et suivant la latitude des lois romaines, l'on pouvait tester de diverses manières qui n'étaient pas reconnues dans la France coutumière [...] l'on fait surtout ici allusion au testament mystique et au testament nuncupatif. Ces formes ne nous ayant pas été transmises, il n'y en avait anciennement pas d'autres au Canada que l'authentique et l'olographe. 3, record 1, French, - testament%20nuncupatif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- testamento nuncupativo
1, record 1, Spanish, testamento%20nuncupativo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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