last will and testament
noun [S]Definition
› your written instructions about what should happen to your body and the things that you own after your deathInheriting and bequeathing
(Definition of last will and testament noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- advance directive noun
- assign verb (GIVE LEGALLY)
- beneficiary noun
- bequeath verb
- bequest noun
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- cut verb (REMOVE)
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