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Law Latin, ''between the living'') is a legal term referring to a transfer or gift made during one's lifetime, as opposed to a
testamentary transfer that takes effect on the death of the giver.
The term is often used to describe a
trust established during one's lifetime, i.e., an
''inter vivos'' trust as opposed to a
testamentary trust that is established on one's death, usually as part of a
will
Will may refer to:
Common meanings
* Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death
* Will (philosophy), or willpower
* Will (sociology)
* Will, volition (psychology)
* Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will
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. An trust, by definition, includes both revocable and irrevocable trusts.
Other meaning
The term ''inter vivos'' is also used to describe living
organ donation
Organ donation is the process when a person authorizes an organ (anatomy), organ of their own to be removed and organ transplantation, transplanted to another person, #Legislation and global perspectives, legally, either by consent while the d ...
, in which one patient donates an organ to another while both are alive. Generally, the organs transplanted are either non-vital organs such as corneas or redundant vital organs such as one of the two kidneys or part of a liver.
References
Wills and trusts
Latin legal terminology
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