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Wills and Estates : Glossary of Important Words
28 January 2019
Below are a list of common words and terms you may come across in relation to a Will and/or an Estate and what they mean.
Contents
- 1 Abatement
- 2 Ademption
- 3 Administration
- 4 Administration period
- 5 Administrator
- 6 Apportionment
- 7 Attorney
- 8 Attestation
- 9 Asset
- 10 Beneficiary
- 11 Bequest
- 12 Codicil
- 13 Conveyancing
- 14 Deceased
- 15 Discretionary Trust
- 16 Donee
- 17 Donor
- 18 Estate
- 19 Executor
- 20 Fideicommissum
- 21 Gift
- 22 Guardians
- 23 Immovable Property
- 24 Indemnity
- 25 Insolvency
- 26 Interest
- 27 Intestate
- 28 Intestate Succession
- 29 Issue
- 30 Last Will and Testament
- 31 Letters of Executorship
- 32 Liability
- 33 Liquidation and Distribution Account
- 34 Living Will
- 35 Matrimonial Home
- 36 Minor
- 37 Moveable Property
- 38 Next of Kin
- 39 Notary Public
- 40 Oath
- 41 Post Mortem
- 42 Power of Attorney
- 43 Predeceased
- 44 Pro Rata
- 45 Realisation
- 46 Registrar
- 47 Residuary Beneficiary
- 48 Residuary Estate
- 49 Residue
- 50 Revocation
- 51 Satisfaction
- 52 Settlor
- 53 Specific Bequest
- 54 Testament
- 55 Testate
- 56 Testator
- 57 Testatrix
- 58 Trust
- 59 Trustee
- 60 Usufruct
- 61 Will
- 62 Witnesses
Article via: GCM Legal
DISCLAIMER: THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE. IT IS ALWAYS ADVISABLE TO DISCUSS YOUR SITUATION WITH AN ATTORNEY OR PROFESSIONAL.

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