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43 Cards in this Set
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adminstrator
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the person a court appoints to be responsible for an estate
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cum testamento annexo
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with the will annexed
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chattel
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anything that consists of the personal property
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probate
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the official proving or establishment of a will
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cy-press doctrine
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the court's effort to carry out the intent and wishes of the testator in meeting the terms of the will
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devise
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to bequeath
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hereditatments
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inherited property or property subject to be inherited
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ademption
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the withdrawal of a legacy or inheritance
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escheat
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the state's acquirement of a property through reversion
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residuary estate
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what is left after the estate has had the expenses, debts, and bequests settled
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causa mortis
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in anticipation of a death that is close at hand
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attestation clause
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clause or legal statement that witnesses verify that the will was executed in proper order
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indefeasible
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something that can hold up and not be voided or negated
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legacy
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a bequest or inheritance
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cestui que trust
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beneficiary of a trust
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animus revocandi
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intent to revoke
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guardian ad litem
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a person who has been designated or assigned by the court to represent a minor in litigation
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pretermitted
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an heir that was accidentally omitted
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cognomen
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a family name shared by relatives
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putative
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supposed
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ambulatory
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subject to change or alteration
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prima facie
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at first sight
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codicil
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an addition to a will
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probate
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a legal, court procedure that proves the validity of a will
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attest
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to bear witness to
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de facto
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accepted for practical reasons and purposes
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revoke
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to cancel or rescind an agreement
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consanguinity
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blood kin
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remainerman
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the person that is entitled to an estate after the rights of a precedent estate have expired or ended
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legatee
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a person who receives a bequest or an inheritance in a will
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primogeniture
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the condition which meets the circumstances of being the first born
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republication
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the re-execution of a will that was in existence prior to the marriage
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codicil
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modification or alteration of a will
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nuncupative
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an oral or verbalized will
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executor
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the person given instructions to follow in accordance with the wishes of the testator of the will
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abatement
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the decrease or lessening of an inheritance or legacy due to a lack of funds
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holographic
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the handwritten document that is known as the will
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precatory
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words that are expressed as a desire or wish
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ward
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a person who is usually underage that has a legal guardian
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ambulatory
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an instrument or document that is able to be changed or altered in some way
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conservator
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an individual that incapacitated in some way has this person to manage their properties
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testatrix
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the woman that scribes her own will
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per stirpes
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for representation
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