codicil

(kŏd'ə-sĭl)
n.

1. Law. A supplement or appendix to a will.
2. A supplement or appendix.

[Middle English, from Old French codicille, from Latin cōdicillus, diminutive of cōdex, cōdic-, codex. See codex.]

codicillary cod'i·cil'la·ry (kŏd'ə-sĭl'ə-rē) adj.

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Supplement to a will , whose purpose is to add to, subtract from, or qualify, modify, or revoke the provisions of a prior will.

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A document that is executed by a person who had previously made his or her will, to modify, delete, qualify, or revoke provisions contained in it.

A codicil effectuates a change in an existing will without requiring that the will be reexecuted. The maker of the codicil identifies the will that is to be changed by the date of its execution. The codicil should state that the will is affirmed except for the changes contained therein. The same formalities that are necessary for the valid execution of a will must be observed when a codicil is executed. Failure to do so renders the codicil void.

An addendum of any kind to a will. Codicils can alter, change, add to or subtract from the provisions in the will. They can be used to keep a will and testament current and up to date.

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Codicils must be created by the original creator of the will. They are separate documents in and of themselves and can effect either minor or major changes in the will. All codicils must meet the same legal administrative requirements as the original will and testament, and they must each affirm that the original will is valid except for the changes outlined inside.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tillægsbestemmelse til testamente

Nederlands (Dutch)
codicil

Français (French)
n. - codicille

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kodizill, Testamentsnachtrag, Anhang

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (νομ.) κωδίκελος, παράρτημα, συμπλήρωμα

Italiano (Italian)
codicillo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cláusula (f) adicional

Русский (Russian)
дополнение к завещанию

Español (Spanish)
n. - codicilo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kodicill

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
遗嘱的附录, 附录

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 遺囑的附錄, 附錄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유언 보충서, 추가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 遺言補足書, 追加条項, 付録

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ملحق لوصيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נספח לצוואה‬

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