'Nuncupative will' definitions:

Definition of 'Nuncupative will'

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  • Nuncupative \Nun*cu"pa*tive\, a. [L. nuncupativus nominal: cf. F. nuncupatif.]
  • 1. Publicly or solemnly declaratory. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Nominal; existing only in name. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Oral; not written. [1913 Webster]
  • Nuncupative will or Nuncupative testament, a will or testament made by word of mouth only, before witnesses, as by a soldier or seaman, and depending on oral testimony for proof. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

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