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dependent relative revocation

noun

C2CEFR level
97/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The doctrine treating a revocation as ineffective where it rested on a mistaken assumption that a substitute disposition would take effect.

Under dependent relative revocation the torn-up will was revived, because the replacement he intended was never validly executed.

Similar: conditional revocation

Topic: Trusts & equity in Legal English

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