last will and testament

last will and testament

The final form of one's legal will, which dictates what is to be done with one's estate upon death. We were all shocked to find out that John had been left out of Dad's last will and testament. According to her last will and testament, half of her fortune is to be donated to charity.
See also: and, last, testament, will
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

last will and testament

a will; the last edition of someone's will. The lawyer read Uncle Charles's last will and testament to a group of expectant relatives. Fred dictated his last will and testament on his deathbed.
See also: and, last, testament, will
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • at doorstep
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at (one's) expense
  • at expense
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
  • be remembered as (something)
  • be remembered as/for something
  • be in (one's) good graces
  • be in somebody's good graces
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A testator must subscribe his will or acknowledge subscription of the will before two witnesses and declare to them that it is "his last will and testament." (338) The witnesses must subscribe the will at the testator's request.
Once the document is created, in the first paragraph, insert "U.S." before "Virgin Islands." Amend the affidavit as follows: Following the language in the first paragraph of the affidavit, "signed and executed said instrument as his [or her] last will and testament in the presence and hearing of the witnesses," insert "and that he [or she] stated that said instrument is his [or her] last will and testament" and a comma.
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William Shakespeare's last will and testament has been released online for the public to read, centuries after the famous playwright put quill to paper on his deathbed.
Shakespeare left 'second best bed' to wife in will
The main of goal of the clinic is to provide homeowners of Habitat for Humanity with estate planning documents of a simple last will and testament along with advance directive papers of a living will or declaration of desire of natural death and a healthcare power of attorney.
Evan Guthrie Law Firm Runs and Participates in Wills Clinic in Summerville, SC for Habitat For Humanity
The last will and testament of stars as diverse as Princess Diana and Elvis Presley (above) are available for you to peruse, as are the wills of less famous, but rather more strange, people from across America.
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Each of the first responders that attended the clinic was offered a complimentary simple last will and testament, a declaration for the desire of a natural death or living will, and a healthcare power of attorney.
Evan Guthrie Law Firm Helps Wills Clinic for First Responders in Charleston SC