executor

n.

1. A person who carries out or performs something.
2. Law. A person who is appointed by a testator to execute the testator's will.

executorial ex·ec'u·to'ri·al (-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj.
executorship ex·ec'u·tor·ship' n.

An individual appointed to administrate the estate of a deceased person. The executor's main duty is to carry out the instructions and wishes of the deceased. The executor is appointed either by the testator of the will (the individual who makes the will) or by a court, in cases where there was no prior appointment.

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The executor is responsible for making sure all assets in the will are accounted for, along with transferring these assets to the correct party. He or she also needs to ensure that all the debts of the deceased are paid off, including any taxes. The executor is legally obligated to meet the wishes of the deceased and act in the interest of the deceased. The executor can be almost anyone but is usually a lawyer, accountant or family member, with the only restriction being that he or she must be over the age of 18 and have no prior felony convictions.

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Administrator of the estate who gathers the estate assets; files the estate tax returns and final personal income tax returns, and administers the estate; pays the debts of and charges against the estate; and distributes the balance in accordance with the terms of the will. The executor's responsibility is relatively short term, one to three years, ending when estate administration is completed. An executor (executrix if a female) may be a bank trust officer, a lawyer, or a family member or trusted friend.

Person designated to carry out the wishes expressed in a Will as to the administration of the Estate and the distribution of the assets in it. An executor may be a bank trust officer, a family member, or a trusted friend. Executrix is the term for a woman who fills this role.

fiduciary named in a will to settle an estate of a deceased person. The executor must act as a reasonably prudent man in safeguarding that property in his care, custody, and control. Insurance coverages are available for executors. See also Fidelity Bond.

A person named in a Will to carry out its provisions for the disposition of the estate.
Example: Abel specifies in his will that his attorney shall serve as its executor. The attorney, at the appropriate time, assures that Abel's property is distributed according to the will.

"a person who either expressly or by implication is appointed by a testator [one who dies leaving a will] to carry out the testator's directions concerning the dispositions he makes under his will." 285 N.E. 2d 548, 550. A male is an executor. A female is either an executress or an executrix. Compare administrator [administratrix].

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - eksekutor

Nederlands (Dutch)
executeur, execu- teur-testamentair, uitvoerder

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) exécuteur testamentaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Testamentsvollstrecker

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (νομ.) εκτελεστής (διαθήκης κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
esecutore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - executor testamentário (m), realizador (m)

Русский (Russian)
душеприказчик

Español (Spanish)
n. - ejecutor, albacea, albacea testamentario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - testamentsexekutor

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
被指定遗嘱执行者, 执行者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 被指定遺囑執行者, 執行者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유언 집행자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 遺言執行人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منفذ الوصيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מנהל עזבון‬

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