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Is there a last will and testament?
p. 17.7 *

last will and testament = a final will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
Enclosed herein you will find my last will and testament, every word written by me and signed and dated by me.
p. 28.1
Do not mention my last will and testament until after the funeral.
p. 28.6
It would be used as evidence to establish Seth Hubbard's testamentary capacity, and for a moment Jake was paralyzed with indecision.
p. 29.1

testamentary = related to a last will and testament (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
It read: LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HENRY SETH HUBBARD
p. 29.5

last will and testament = a final will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
I, Seth Hubbard, being 71 years old and of good mind but decaying body, do hereby make this my last will and testament:
p. 29.6
I am of clear mind and have full testamentary capacity.
p. 30.1

testamentary = related to a last will and testament (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
The second and third pages purport to be his last will and testament.
p. 36.1

last will and testament = a final will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
In his letter to Jake, his exact words were: "Do not mention my last will and testament until after the funeral."
p. 73.3
A letter, along with his last will and testament in which he names you as his executor.†
p. 74.3
The last will and testament of Seth Hubbard was now a public record and would be scrutinized by every lawyer in town within twenty-four hours.†
p. 81.6
It's about Mr. Hubbard and his last will and testament.†
p. 82.2
You think sex could be behind Mr. Hubbard's last will and testament?†
p. 89.1
You can't make a valid will if you lack testamentary capacity.†
p. 99.5

testamentary = related to a last will and testament (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
Finally, she said, "Yep, got a petition to probate the last will and testament of Mr. Henry Seth Hubbard, filed at 4:55 yesterday afternoon."†
p. 117.9

last will and testament = a final will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
The last will and testament of Seth Hubbard, written last Saturday in thoughtful consideration of what he was about to do on Sunday.†
p. 126.2
As the executor I would be required to take an oath in which I swear that this is the valid last will and testament of Seth Hubbard, and I simply refuse to take that oath.†
p. 153.9
"Testamentary capacity," Dewayne said from deep within the menthol fog.†
p. 183.6

testamentary = related to a last will and testament (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
That's it—testamentary capacity.
p. 183.6
Since the arrival of Mr. Hubbard's last will and testament two weeks earlier, the morning mail had become far more interesting.†
p. 207.1

last will and testament = a final will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
They claimed that the handwritten will was invalid because (1) Seth Hubbard lacked testamentary capacity and (2) he was unduly influenced by Lettie Lang.†
p. 207.6

testamentary = related to a last will and testament (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
It was time to establish proper roles, and since their client was the beneficiary of the quite valid last will and testament of Seth Hubbard, they would stake their claim.†
p. 232.3

last will and testament = a final will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
" Jake said, "You all have copies of the letter Seth Hubbard wrote to me when he mailed along his last will and testament.†
p. 366.4
The issues have been boiled down to what we expected, to those, always in play in a will contest; to wit, testamentary capacity and undue influence.†
p. 437.6

testamentary = related to a last will and testament (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
Judge Atlee said, "Now, moving along, the last will and testament in question was written by a man named Seth Hubbard, now deceased, of course.†
p. 491.5

last will and testament = a final will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
Do you currently have a last will and testament?†
p. 495.3
Seth left behind a last will and testament that gives you a million bucks.†
p. 505.5
In the matter of the last will and testament of Henry Seth Hubbard, Jake was aiming for ten minutes.†
p. 510.4
The legal term is 'testamentary capacity.'†
p. 512.3

testamentary = related to a last will and testament (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
To make a valid will, one that is handwritten on the back of a grocery bag or one typed by five secretaries in a big law office and signed before a notary public, one has to have testamentary capacity.†
p. 512.4
They claim that Seth lacked testamentary capacity.†
p. 515.3
When they arrived there on that Saturday morning, Seth Hubbard had a last will and testament prepared a year earlier by a fine firm of lawyers in Tupelo, lawyers he had trusted for years, and that will gave almost everything to his two adult children and four grandchildren.†
p. 517.2

last will and testament = a final will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
...herein you will find my last will and testament, every word written by me and signed and dated by me.†
p. 525.4
Do not mention my last will and testament until after the funeral.†
p. 525.9
If a person has testamentary capacity, then that person can make all the wild and unreasonable bequests he or she wants.†
p. 528.6

testamentary = related to a last will and testament (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
Wade Lanier was right: Ancil had nothing to say about his brother's will or testamentary capacity.†
p. 537.9
He said, "My name is Lucien Wilbanks and I'm well known to Judge Atlee and the lawyers involved in the contest over the last will and testament of Seth Hubbard.†
p. 549.8

last will and testament = a final will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
Second, what Seth did five years ago has nothing to do with his testamentary capacity last October.†
p. 577.1

testamentary = related to a last will and testament (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
In summary, he lacked testamentary capacity.†
p. 589.7
Lanier said, "It has nothing to do with Seth Hubbard's testamentary capacity on October 1 of last year."†
p. 601.7
When he couldn't think of anything, he said, repeatedly, "Seth Hubbard lacked testamentary capacity."†
p. 622.5
Nevin continued: "Next, and the big one, testamentary capacity, or sound and disposing mind.†
p. 624.5

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(1) (testament)
evidence or proof of something, or a formal written statement — such as a will or one of the two main parts of the Christian Bible

Most commonly, you can substitute "evidence" or "proof" for testament. But see the first exemplary sample sentences for other common word substitutions.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

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