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AGAINST THE WILL

the statement that says something was done without a person’s consent. Such as a rape, robbery or an assault.

WILLFUL TORT

an intentional wrong that is committed with the wish to harm another person.

TORT WILLFUL

the term that applies to a wrong that was committed intentionally.

SUBSTITUTION BY WILL

1. A codicil in a will that replaces an old beneficiary with a new one. 2. To gift over by giving a gift of a bequest to another person as the original

TENANT AT WILL

the name of the person who had a lease on a property and it has expired but he is still able to live there with the owner’s consent.

CONSTRUCTIVE WILLFULNESS

This term applies to doing something with the complete disregard for the safety of others and a conscious decision not to safeguard people in danger.

WILL CONTEST

the name of the legal action that is taken to determine if a will is legitimate and able to be probated. See probate.

ELECTION UNDER A WILL

a choice to accept a benefit from a will and relinquish your claim or to retain he claim and to reject the benefit.

WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE

the type of negligence that is deliberate with the intentional disregard for other people’s welfare.

REGISTER OF WILLS

term that describes the person who is the probate court clerk who records all of the wills.

NEGLIGENCE WILLFUL

the term that is given to the conscious and knowing neglect of duty and knowing that the conduct results in in jury or damage to another person.

PARTNERSHIP AT WILL

the tern given to the association of 2 or more people that will continue as the long as the people involved want it to.

BREAKING A WILL

the term that applies to contesting a will and being successful in overturning its validity.

REVOCATION OF WILL

the annulment or voiding of an existing will by the person who made the will and usually follows the making of a new will.

TEARING OF WILL

a term used to revoke a will by tearing up the paper it has been written on.

PARTNERSHIP GOODWILL

the term given to the intangible asset without a set value that h is obtained from the high regard of customers and their satisfaction of a service or goods.