Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

act of independent significance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: ac-t of in-de-pen-den-t sig-nif-i-cance
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

9

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A doctrine in the law of wills under which a testator may effectively change the disposition of their 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.

Inflected Forms

acts of independent significance (plural)

Questions

What does act of independent significance mean?: A doctrine in the law of wills under which a testator may effectively change the disposition of their 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.

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