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CODICIL (Lat. codicillus, a little book or tablet, diminutive of codex)

CODICIL (See also:
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Lat. codicillus, a little See also:
BOOK
book or tablet, diminutive of codex) , a supplement to a will (q.v.), containing anything which a testator desires to add, or which he wishes to retract, to explain or to alter . In See also:

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CODICIL (Lat. codicillus, a little book or tablet, diminutive of codex)

codicil requires to be executed with the same formalities as a will under the See also:

WILLS, WILLIAM GORMAN (1828-1891)

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ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act 1837 .

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