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A will, or “testament,” is the legal transaction by which an owner of property disposes of his assets for the event of his death. The terms are also applied to the written instrument in which the testator’s dispositions are expressed. While in modern usage the terms will and testament are interchangeable, in traditional Anglo-American law “will” referred to the disposition of real property and “testament” to that of personal property. A will must be declared in the form of an instrument in writing. A nuncupative (orally declared) will is exceptionally admitted in some jurisdictions in emergency situations, such as those ...(100 of 12833 words)