joint will
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joint will — see will Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
joint will — A testamentary act by two persons jointly in the same instrument ● will … Useful english dictionary
joint will — will made together by a husband and wife, legal statement of bequeathal made in partnership (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
joint will — One where the same instrument is made the will of two or more persons and is jointly signed by them. Such wills are usually executed to make testamentary disposition of joint property. A joint or conjoint will is a testamentary instrument… … Black's law dictionary
joint will — A single testamentary instrument which contains the wills of two or more persons, is executed jointly by them, and disposes of property owned jointly, in common, or in severalty by them. Anno: 169 ALR 12. See joint and mutual will; mutual wills;… … Ballentine's law dictionary
will — 1 n 1: the desire, inclination, or choice of a person or group 2: the faculty of wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending 3: a legal declaration of a person s wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death; esp: a formally… … Law dictionary
joint and mutual will — (or joint and reciprocal will). One executed jointly by two persons with reciprocal provisions, which shows on its face that the devises are made one in consideration of the other. Wetzel v. Watson, W.Va., 328 S.E.2d 526, 529. Joint will is one… … Black's law dictionary
joint and reciprocal will — Joint and mutual will (or joint and reciprocal will). One executed jointly by two persons with reciprocal provisions, which shows on its face that the devises are made one in consideration of the other. Wetzel v. Watson, W.Va., 328 S.E.2d 526,… … Black's law dictionary
Joint wills and mutual wills — Wills, trusts and estates … Wikipedia
joint — United; combined; undivided; done by or against two or more unitedly; shared by or between two or more; coupled together in interest or liability. The term is used to express a common property interest enjoyed or a common liability incurred by… … Black's law dictionary