English Dictionary

act of independent significance

名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

（遺言法における）独自の意義を有する行為：遺言者が、遺言文の文面を変更せずに自身の財産の処分方法を変更できる原則を意味し、その変更をもたらす行為や事象に、遺言の要件回避以外の独立した意味が認められる場合に適用される。

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.

裁判所は、遺言者が娘に行った贈与は、遺言の文言を変更することなく遺産の配分を変更した独立した法的意義を持つ行為であると結論づけた。

意味（1）

(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.

Examples: An individual writes a will leaving property to my employees; after the will has been executed, he fires some people and hires others; if the hiring and firing is not done for the purpose of effecting who will inherit under the will, these are acts of independent significance; the fired people will receive nothing, and the newly hired people will inherit as employees.

acts of independent significance （ plural ）