LETTERS TESTAMENTARY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A legal document from a probate court or court officer informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and empowering you to discharge those responsibilities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("letters testamentary" is a kind of...):

instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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