lost will

An executed will that cannot be found at the testator’s death.

• Its contents can be proved by parol evidence in many jurisdictions. The common-law presumption — still the view of the overwhelming majority of American jurisdictions — is that there is a presumption of revocation if a lost will is proved to have been in the possession of the testator and has been lost. [Cases: Wills 234, 293(4), 302(8). C.J.S. Wills §§ 511–512, 602, 632–633.]

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资深译员Jenny，国内名牌大学法律英语专业，专注翻译各种与重组、破产及重整有关的法律文件。