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Codicil
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CodicilAn amendment to an existing will. Does not mean that the will is totally changed; just to the extent of the codicil.
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Will
A will is a legal document in which a person directs how his property is to be distributed after his death. Such documents must be executed in due form and must be duly witnessed.
Mean
This word is sometimes used for mesne.
Just
This epithet is applied to that which agrees with a given law which is the test of right and wrong. It is that which accords with the perfect rights of others. By just is also understood full and perfect, as a just weight.
Codicil
An amendment to an existing will. Does not mean that the will is totally changed; just to the extent of the codicil.
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Code theodosian
This code, which originated in the eastern empire, was adopted in the Western empire towards its decline. It is a collection of the legislation of the Christian emperors, from and including Constantine to Theodosius, the Younger; it is composed of sixteen books, the edicts, acts, rescripts, and ordinances of the two empires, that of the east and that of the west.
Code, justinian
Civil law. A collection of the constitutions of the emperors, from Adrian to Justinian;
Code, napoleon
The Code Civil of France, enacted into law during the reign of Napoleon, bore his name until the restoration of the Bourbons when it was deprived of that name, and it is now cited Code Civil.
Co-defendant
One who is made defendant in an action with another person.
Codex
Literally, a volume or roll. It is particularly applied to the volume of the civil law, collected by the emperor Justinian, from all pleas and answers of the ancient lawyers, which were in loose scrolls or sheets of parchment. These he compiled into a book which goes by the name of Codex.
Codicil
Coerce
To influence action against someone's will, usually by threat.
Coercion
Compulsion; constraint; duress. Implied or legal coercion is when a person, under legal subjection to another, is induced to do an act involuntarily.
Co-executor
One who is executor of a will in company with another.
Cognati
Cognates. This term occurs frequently in the Roman civil law, and denotes collateral heirs through females
Cognation
Civil law. Signifies generally the kindred which exists between two persons who are united by ties of blood or family, or both.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Will
A will is a legal document in which a person directs how his property is to be distributed after his death. Such documents must be executed in due form and must be duly witnessed.
Mean
This word is sometimes used for mesne.
Just
This epithet is applied to that which agrees with a given law which is the test of right and wrong. It is that which accords with the perfect rights of others. By just is also understood full and perfect, as a just weight.
Codicil
An amendment to an existing will. Does not mean that the will is totally changed; just to the extent of the codicil.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Code theodosian
This code, which originated in the eastern empire, was adopted in the Western empire towards its decline. It is a collection of the legislation of the Christian emperors, from and including Constantine to Theodosius, the Younger; it is composed of sixteen books, the edicts, acts, rescripts, and ordinances of the two empires, that of the east and that of the west.
Code, justinian
Civil law. A collection of the constitutions of the emperors, from Adrian to Justinian;
Code, napoleon
The Code Civil of France, enacted into law during the reign of Napoleon, bore his name until the restoration of the Bourbons when it was deprived of that name, and it is now cited Code Civil.
Co-defendant
One who is made defendant in an action with another person.
Codex
Literally, a volume or roll. It is particularly applied to the volume of the civil law, collected by the emperor Justinian, from all pleas and answers of the ancient lawyers, which were in loose scrolls or sheets of parchment. These he compiled into a book which goes by the name of Codex.
Codicil
Coerce
To influence action against someone's will, usually by threat.
Coercion
Compulsion; constraint; duress. Implied or legal coercion is when a person, under legal subjection to another, is induced to do an act involuntarily.
Co-executor
One who is executor of a will in company with another.
Cognati
Cognates. This term occurs frequently in the Roman civil law, and denotes collateral heirs through females
Cognation
Civil law. Signifies generally the kindred which exists between two persons who are united by ties of blood or family, or both.
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