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Will in Asia

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Will: (Desire), noun

animus
aspiration
backbone
choice
command
decision
desideration
determination
disposition
grit
hankering
hope
inclination
intent
longing
mind
pleasure
power of choosing
power of determination
preference
purpose
resoluteness
resolution
selfcontrol
selfdiscipline
velleity
volition
voluntas
want
wish
yearning
foreign phrases: Voluntas donatoris in charta doni sui manifeste expressa observetur
The will of the donor w’hicn is clearly expressed in his deed of gift should be observed
Furiosi nulla voluntas est
A madman has no will

Will: (Testamentary instrument), noun

bequeathal
bestowal
document
dispensation
disposition
instrument
legacy
testament
testamentum Associated Concepts: absolute will
alienation
alteration
ambulatory will
appointment of an administrator
attempt to defeat will
bequest
cancellation
challenge to a will
codicil
commercial will
conditional will
conjoint will
contested will
contractual wills
counter wills
devise
election
execute a will
executor named in a will
existence of a will
forgery of a will
gift inter vivos
holographic will
incorporation by reference
instructions
joint wills
mutual wills
nuncupative will
precatory words
probate
property which passes by will
pursuant to terms of will
reciprocal wills
revocation of a will
suit for construction of a will
suit to annul or suspend a will
unconditional will
validity of a will
voidable will
witness to a will
written instrumentforeign phrases: Da tua dum tua sunt
post mortem tunc tua non sunt
Give that which is yours while it is yours; after death it is not yours
Haereditas est successio in universum jus quoddefunctus habuerit
Inheritance is the succession to every right which the deceased had possessed
Sola ac per se senectus donationem testamentum aut transactionem non vitiat
Old age does not alone and of itself vitiate a will
gift
or transaction
Haereditas nihil aliud est
quam successio in universum jus
quod defunctus habuerit
An inheritance is nothing other than the succession to all the rights which the deceased had
In testamentis plenius testatoris intentionem scrutamur
In wills
the intentions of the testators should be fully regarded
In testamentis ratio tacita non debet considerari
sed verba solum spectari debent; adeo per divinationem mentis a verbis recedere durum est
In wills an unexpressed intention ought not to be considered
but the words alone ought to be regarded; for it is difficult to recede from the words by guessing at their intention
In dubiis
ln doubtful cases
there is no presumption in favor of the will
Interest reipublicae suprema hominum testamenta rata haberi
It concerns the state that men’s last wills be held valid
Quae in testamento ita sunt scripta ut intelligi non possint
perinde sunt ac si scripta non essent
Things whicn are so written in a will that they cannot be understood
are the same as if they had not been written at all
Testatoris ultima voluntas est perimplenda secundum veram intentionem suam
The last will of a testator is to be thoroughly fulfilled according to his true intention
Non alitera significatione verborum recedi oportet quam cum manifestum est
aliud sensisse testatorem
The ordinary meaning of the words ought not to be departed from unless it is evident that the testator intended otherwise
Ubipugnantia inter se in testamento juberentur
neutrum ratum est
neither is held valid
Cum in testamento ambigue aut etiam perperam scriptum est benigne interpretari et secundum id quod credibile est cogitatum credendum est
When an ambiguous
or even an incorrectly written
expression is found in a will
it should be interpreted liberally and according to what is the probable intention of the testator
Omne testamentum morte consummatum est
Omne testamentum morte consummatum est
Every will or testament is consummated by death
Nemo plus commodi haeredi suo relinquit quam ipse habuit
No one leaves a greater advantage for his heir than he himself had
Ambulatoria est voluntas defunctiusque ad vitae supremum exitum
The will of a deceased person is revocable until the last moment of life
Relatio semperfiat ut valeat dispositio
Reference should always be made that a testamentary disposition may be effective
Quae in testamento ita sunt scripta ut intelligi non possint
perinde sunt ac si scripta non essent
Things whicn are so written in a will that they cannot be understood
are the same as if they had not been written at all
Testatoris ultima voluntas est perimplenda secundum veram intentionem suam
The last will of a testator is to be thoroughly fulfilled according to his true intention
Non alitera significatione verborum recedi oportet quam cum manifestum est
aliud sensisse testatorem
The ordinary meaning of the words ought not to be departed from unless it is evident that the testator intended otherwise
Ubipugnantia inter se in testamento juberentur
neutrum ratum est
When two directions conflicting with each other are given in a will
neither is held valid
Cum in testamento ambigue aut etiam perperam scriptum est benigne interpretari et secundum id quod credibile est cogitatum credendum est
When an ambiguous
or even an incorrectly written
expression is found in a will
it should be interpreted liberally and according to what is the probable intention of the testator
Omne testamentum morte consummatum est
Every will or testament is consummated by death
Nemo plus commodi haeredi suo relinquit quam ipse habuit
No one leaves a greater advantage for his heir than he himself had
Ambulatoria est voluntas defunctiusque ad vitae supremum exitum
The will of a deceased person is revocable until the last moment of life
Relatio semperfiat ut valeat dispositio
Reference should always be made that a testamentary disposition may be effective
Cum duo inter se pugnantia reperiuntur in testamento
ultimum ratum est
When two repugnant matters are found in a will
the last one will be confirmed
Voluntas facit quod in testamento scriptum valeat
The will of the testator gives validity to what is written in the will
Opinio quae favet testamento est tenenda
An opinion which favors a will is to be followed

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