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Testament
A testament is a document that the author has sworn to be true. In law it usually means last will and testament. Testament or The Testament can also refer to: Books * Testament (comics), ''Testament'' (comic book), a 2005 comic book * ''Testament'', a thriller novel by David Morrell 1975 * ''Testament'', a novel by Nino Ricci 2002 * :fr:Le Testament (Maupassant) 1882 * ''Le Testament'' (also, ''Le Grand Testament''), a collection of poems by medieval French author François Villon 1461 * ''Lenin's Testament'', the name given to a document written by Vladimir Lenin 1922-3 * ''Testament phonographe'' (''Phonograph Testament''), poetry book by Léo Ferré, 1980 * The Testament (Grisham novel), ''The Testament'' (Grisham novel), 1999 * The Testament (Lustbader novel), ''The Testament'' (Lustbader novel), a novel by Eric Van Lustbader, completing a novel by Robert Ludlum * The Testament (Wiesel novel), ''The Testament'' (Wiesel novel), 1981 * ''The Testaments'' (2019), Margaret Atwood' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Will And Testament
A will or testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property ( estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person (executor) is to manage the property until its final distribution. For the distribution (devolution) of property not determined by a will, see inheritance and intestacy. Though it has at times been thought that a "will" historically applied only to real property while "testament" applied only to personal property (thus giving rise to the popular title of the document as "last will and testament"), the historical records show that the terms have been used interchangeably. Thus, the word "will" validly applies to both personal and real property. A will may also create a testamentary trust that is effective only after the death of the testator. History Throughout most of the world, the disposition of a dead person's estate has been a matter of social custom. According to Plutarch, the written will was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
