"It is true that under certain exceptional circumstances a man may make what is known as a nuncupative will.". From Wordnik.com. [By Advice of Counsel] Reference
All was well in the kingdom, the nuncupative oozings of the Worm notwithstanding. From Wordnik.com. [A Triumph of Souls]
For another vivid example of a nuncupative will, see Narrett, “Preparation for Death,” p. From Wordnik.com. [A History of American Law] Reference
The will of the Minstrel of Paradise is a nuncupative one taken by his daughter, the great poet being blind. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 494, June 18, 1831] Reference
Painter, who appears, from its being nuncupative, to have deferred making it, until a speedy dissolution was expected. From Wordnik.com. [The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1] Reference
Jonathan's affairs required some modification of the will made in 1673, he summoned two of his townsmen to hear his nuncupative codicil to that document. From Wordnik.com. [The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 5, February, 1885] Reference
They would pass by a nuncupative will, and lands would not; they could be limited, in a grant or devise no otherwise than personal chattels; and personal actions might be brought to recover the possession of them. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918] Reference
At length the dispute was compromised, the nuncupative will. From Wordnik.com. [Life of John Milton]
‘whilk, amang the Romans, was privilegiate to be nuncupative.’. From Wordnik.com. [Waverley] Reference
'It is the testamentum militare,' quoth the Baron, 'whilk, amang the Romans, was privilegiate to be nuncupative.'. From Wordnik.com. [Waverley — Volume 2] Reference
Prior to the recent discovery in London, by an American genealogist, of a copy of the nuncupative will of Master William Mullens, one of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Complete] Reference
The names of the petty officers and seamen of the MAY-FLOWER do not appear as such, but the discovery of the (evidently) nuncupative will of. From Wordnik.com. [The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Complete] Reference
In a nuncupative will spoken the 14th ofApril, a copy of which is before the writer, he left his books and manuscripts to the Sion Col ege Library. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas Hariot]
He nevertheless left, exclusive of household goods, about L900, which, by a nuncupative will made in July, 1674, he had wholly bequeathed to his wife. From Wordnik.com. [Life of John Milton]
He nevertheless left, exclusive of household goods, about £900, which, by a nuncupative will made in July, 1674, he had wholly bequeathed to his wife. From Wordnik.com. [Life of John Milton] Reference
nuncupative WilL Devise by a nuncupative will by tenant in tail of rent out of land to a charity void, though the will was made be - fore the statute of frauds. From Wordnik.com. [Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery, and of some special cases adjudged in the Court of King's Bench [1695-1735]] Reference
By a nuncupative will, he left a house in London to his wife, a house in Acton and a meadow to his daughter Elizabeth, and his study of books to his son-in-law Thomas Nash. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare's Family] Reference
Giles Heale's name will be recognized as that of one of the witnesses to John Carver's copy of William Mullens's nuncupative will, and, if he was the ship's-surgeon, might very naturally appear in that relation. From Wordnik.com. [The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Complete] Reference
He left me a small legacy in a nuncupative will, as a token of his kindness for me, and he left me once more to the wide world; for the store was taken into the care of his executors, and my employment under him ended. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin] Reference
Unwritten or nuncupative wills are legal under some rare circumstances, as in cases of sudden dangerous sickness or accident, in the presence of at least three competent witnesses, and at the request of the person about to die. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference
A nuncupative or verbal will is a verbal declaration made by one in his last sickness as to the disposition of his property after death, made with the intention and purpose to dispose of such property, and where the estate exceeds. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon] Reference
At length the dispute was compromised, the nuncupative will, a kind of document always regarded with suspicion, was given up, and the widow received two-thirds of the estate instead of the whole, probably the fairest settlement that could have been arrived at. From Wordnik.com. [Life of John Milton] Reference
Harcourt told me that their promptitude reminded him of a story which he had heard from Kinglake, who was once applied to by a friend as to the circumstances which would be sufficient to legalize a "nuncupative. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1] Reference
So was the oral nuncupative will. From Wordnik.com. [A History of American Law] Reference
What is a nuncupative will?. From Wordnik.com. [The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens.] Reference
Romans, was privilegiate to be nuncupative. '. From Wordnik.com. [Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since] Reference
"What is a-- a-- nuncupative will?" asked his client. From Wordnik.com. [By Advice of Counsel] Reference
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