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will

 
 
/wɪl/ noun [C] LAW

Definition

a legal document in which someone states what should be done with their money and property when they die: leave/change/make a will About 75% of adults surveyed have not made a will. His parents died without leaving a will. → Compare living will
(Definition of will noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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