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(tĕs'tə-mənt)
n.

1. Something that serves as tangible proof or evidence: The spacious plan of the city is a testament to the foresight of its founders.
2. A statement of belief; a credo: my political testament.
3. Law. A written document providing for the disposition of a person's property after death; a will.
4. Testament Bible. Either of the two main divisions of the Bible.
5. Archaic. A covenant between humans and God.

[Middle English, a will, from Latin testāmentum, from testārī, to make a will, from testis, witness.]

testamentary tes'ta·men'tar·y (-mĕn'tə-rē, -mĕn'trē) adj.

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synonym for a Will, a document that will dispose of property a person owns at his or her death. The testament is created by the testator or testatrix, usually with the aid of an estate planning lawyer or will-writing software.

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A will. Generally to dispose of personal property. Common usage employs the words will , testament, and last will and testament as synonyms.


Example: Ewen wrote her testament that directed the disposition of her property upon her death.

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noun

That which confirms: attestation, authentication, confirmation, corroboration, demonstration, evidence, proof, substantiation, testimonial, testimony, validation, verification, warrant. See true/false.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Another name for a will.

sign description: The T-hand moves down the palm of the opposite, upright flat hand.

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For a list of words related to testament, see:

• Decisions, Judgments, and Conditions - testament: will, usu. restricted to personal property
• Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - testament: will
• Language of Death - testament: will or act relating disposition of one’s property after death

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - testamente

idioms:

• last will and testament    sidste vilje og testamente

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewijs, wil(sbeschikking), Oude of Nieuwe Testament testament

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) testament

idioms:

• last will and testament    dernières volontés et testament, témoignage, hommage, testament (littér)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Testament

idioms:

• last will and testament    Testament

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ., νομ.) διαθήκη

idioms:

• last will and testament    (νομ.) διαθήκη

Italiano (Italian)
Testamento

idioms:

• last will and testament    testamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - testamento (m)

idioms:

• last will and testament    últimas vontades e testamento

Русский (Russian)
Завет, свидетельство, кредо, изложение убеждений и принципов

idioms:

• last will and testament    завещание

Español (Spanish)
n. - el Testamento, testimonio

idioms:

• last will and testament    testamento y última voluntad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - testamente

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
圣经旧约, 遗嘱, 遗言, 圣经新约, 证明, 证据

idioms:

• last will and testament    立遗嘱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 聖經舊約, 遺囑, 遺言, 聖經新約, 證明, 證據

idioms:

• last will and testament    立遺囑

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유언, 성서, 증거

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 遺言, 証拠, 信仰告白, 遺言書, 聖書

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألعهد ألجديد, ميثاق, عهد الوصيه الأخيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צוואה, הוכחה, אמנה‬

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