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Definition of Codicil

Codicil
Codicil Cod"i*cil, n. [L. codicillus, dim. of codex: cf. F. codicille. See Code.] (Law) A clause added to a will.

Meaning of Codicil from wikipedia

- Look up codicil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Codicil may refer to: Codicil (will), subsequent change or modification of terms made and appended...
- A codicil is a testamentary or supplementary do****ent similar but not necessarily identical to a will. The purpose of a codicil can differ across jurisdictions...
- Lapp Codicil of 1751 is an addendum to the Strömstad Treaty of 1751 that defined the Norwegian-Swedish border. It consists of 30 sections. This special...
- aunt wrote a codicil that left her fortune to Olga. The lovers then plotted to discredit Olga's claim, hiring Ferrier to replace the codicil with a deliberately...
- illegitimate son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Charles V recognized him in a codicil to his will. John became a military leader in the service of his half-brother...
- Wills Legal history of wills Joint wills and mutual wills Will contract Codicil Holographic will Oral will Attestation clause Residuary clause Incorporation...
- Africa. Testamentary succession takes place by virtue of either a will or a codicil: A will or testament is a declaration, in proper form, by a person known...
- a number of codicils. Handel created the first version of his will with nine years to live, and completed his will (with the final codicil) three days...
- of other Estates, to be settled to the subsisting Uses of the Will and Codicils of the said Henry Lyell. Dean and Chapter of Canterbury (South Lambeth...
- His two volumes of quasi-autobiography, The Missing Will and A Dubious Codicil, combined his fantasy world with the mundane reality of the life as a jobbing...