PVL2602 – EXAMINATION PREPARATION

PVL2602 – EXAMINATION PREPARATION DEFINITIONS: Competent witness: With regard to a will, any person over the age of 14 years who is competent to give evidence in a court of law. Animus testandi: The intention of the testator to make a will. Amanuensis: Someone who signs a will on behalf of a testator. Testamentary writing: A document that defines any one of the three essential elements of a bequest: 1. The property bequeathed. 2. The extent of the interest bequeathed; or 3. The beneficiary Heir:  A beneficiary who inherits a testator’s entire estate, a portion thereof or the residue thereof.  The bequest is known as an inheritance. Dies cedit:  The day will come.  The time when a beneficiary obtains a vested right to claim delivery of bequeathed property unconditionally (whether or not the exercise of this right is delayed until some future date which is certain to arrive). Dies venit  The day has come.  The time at which a beneficiary’s right to claim delivery of bequeathed property becomes enforceable or the day when delivery of the property has to take place.