act of independent significance
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(law) A doctrine in the law of wills under which a testator may effectively change the disposition of his property without changing the text of the will, so long as the acts or events changing the disposition have some significance other than avoiding the requirements of the will.
act of independent significance
The court concluded that the testator's donation to his daughter was an act of independent significance that changed the distribution under the will without altering its text.
The court concluded that the testator's donation to his daughter was an act of independent significance that changed the distribution under the will without altering its text.
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