testament (tes-t[schwa]-m[schwa]nt). 1. Traditionally, a will disposing of personal property. Cf. DEVISE(4). 2. WILL(2). closed testament. See mystic will under WILL. inofficious testament. Civil law. A will that does not dispose of property to the testator’s natural heirs; esp., a will that deprives the heirs of a portion of the estate to which they are […]
A bank or brokerage account opened by two or more people, by which each party has a present right to withdraw all funds in the account and, upon the death of one party, the survivors become the owners of the account, with no right of the deceased party’s heirs or devisees to share in it.
interference, n. 1. The act of meddling in another’s affairs. 2. An obstruction or hindrance. 3. Patents. An administrative proceeding in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to determine who is entitled to the patent when two or more applicants claim the same invention, or when an application interferes with an existing patent. • This