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1. Name 3 ways that 1. In accordance with a valid will
succession can 2. Intestate succession in the absence of a will
take place 3. In terms of a contract Contract or Agreement
2. Absolute be- A bequest that does not contain any conditions
quest
3. Accrual or the The right that the co-heirs or co-legatees have of inher-
right of the ac- iting the share that their co=heir or co-legatee cannot or
crual (ius ac- does not wish to receive.
crescendi)
4. Ademption A form of tacit revocation of a legacy when a testator vol-
untarily alienates the object of the legacy during his/her
lifetime causing the legacy to fail.
5. Adiation The acceptance of benefit from the estate of the testator
or deceased either under testate succession or under
intestate succession
6. Administration The process, including all administrative actions to initiate
of estates and complete the process.
7. Alienate A broad term that covers all modes of disposing of an
asset.
8. amanuensis Someone the testator has authorised to sign the will on
behalf of him or herself
9. Amendment A deletion, addition, or alteration by the testator
10. Animus testandi The intention of the testator to make a will
11. Ascendants Ancestors of the deceased
12. Attestation A clause that appears at the end of the will in which it is
clause declared that all the parties were present and signed in
one another's presence.
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Beneficiary or The person or persons to whom a testator's estate is
beneficiaries transferred.
14. Bequeath Dispose of assets by means of a will
15. Bequest The bequeathable assets left by the deceased.
16. Capacity to act A person's capacity to enter into legal acts
17. Cleave/Cloven When an estate rises up from the deceased to his parents
and is divided into two halves so that each half goes to
each parent's side from where it is further distributed.
18. Child's portion Calculated by dividing the deceased's estate by the num-
ber of children who have either survived him or her, or
have predeceased him or her but have left descendants
of their own, plus the number of surviving spouses.
19. Collateral Refers to a person who is related to the deceased be-
cause he or she has the same ancestor as the deceased.
e.g. Full brother, half brother, nephew, cousin uncle or
aunt.
20. Collation or col- under certain circumstances, a descendant who received
latio bonorum certain benefits from a testator during the testator's life-
time must collate such benefits before he or she may
inherit from the estate of the testator to ensure a fair distri-
bution of the deceased estate among all the descendants.
21. Commorientes People who die simultaneously in a disaster.
22. Competent wit- With regards to a will, any person over the age of 14 years
ness who is competent to give evidence in a court of law.
23. Compos mentis A sound mind
24. Conditional be- A bequest that depends on a future event which is uncer-
quest tain in the sense that it may or may not occur.
25. coniunctissimi
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The persons closest to the deceased, namely the surviv-
ing spouse, parents and children
26. Contractual suc- A contract in which the parties attempt to regulate the
cession or devolution of the entire estate or part of the estate of one
pactum succes- or both parties
sorium
27. Curator A person who has been legally appointed to take care of
the interest of someone who is unable to manage his or
her affairs.
28. Customary In customary law, the word "house" refers to the family,
house property, rights and status connected to a customary
marriage of a man and a woman.
29. Customary law There are three categories of customary law property,
property namely family property, house property and personal
property
30. Customary mar- A marriage concluded in terms of customary law
riage
31. cy pres doctrine A doctrine that a court may apply in the case of the failure
of a charitable trust in order that the trust assets may be
applied for the purpose as near as possible to the original
purpose.
32. Deceased estate Consists of assets and liabilities of the deceased person
at the time of his or her death
33. Descendants Persons in the downward line of the deceased
34. dies cedit The day will come. The time when the beneficiary obtains
a vested right to claim delivery of the bequeathed proper-
ty unconditionally
35. dies venit The day has come. The time at which a beneficiary's right
to claim delivery of the bequeathed property becomes
1. Name 3 ways that 1. In accordance with a valid will
succession can 2. Intestate succession in the absence of a will
take place 3. In terms of a contract Contract or Agreement
2. Absolute be- A bequest that does not contain any conditions
quest
3. Accrual or the The right that the co-heirs or co-legatees have of inher-
right of the ac- iting the share that their co=heir or co-legatee cannot or
crual (ius ac- does not wish to receive.
crescendi)
4. Ademption A form of tacit revocation of a legacy when a testator vol-
untarily alienates the object of the legacy during his/her
lifetime causing the legacy to fail.
5. Adiation The acceptance of benefit from the estate of the testator
or deceased either under testate succession or under
intestate succession
6. Administration The process, including all administrative actions to initiate
of estates and complete the process.
7. Alienate A broad term that covers all modes of disposing of an
asset.
8. amanuensis Someone the testator has authorised to sign the will on
behalf of him or herself
9. Amendment A deletion, addition, or alteration by the testator
10. Animus testandi The intention of the testator to make a will
11. Ascendants Ancestors of the deceased
12. Attestation A clause that appears at the end of the will in which it is
clause declared that all the parties were present and signed in
one another's presence.
13.13.
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Beneficiary or The person or persons to whom a testator's estate is
beneficiaries transferred.
14. Bequeath Dispose of assets by means of a will
15. Bequest The bequeathable assets left by the deceased.
16. Capacity to act A person's capacity to enter into legal acts
17. Cleave/Cloven When an estate rises up from the deceased to his parents
and is divided into two halves so that each half goes to
each parent's side from where it is further distributed.
18. Child's portion Calculated by dividing the deceased's estate by the num-
ber of children who have either survived him or her, or
have predeceased him or her but have left descendants
of their own, plus the number of surviving spouses.
19. Collateral Refers to a person who is related to the deceased be-
cause he or she has the same ancestor as the deceased.
e.g. Full brother, half brother, nephew, cousin uncle or
aunt.
20. Collation or col- under certain circumstances, a descendant who received
latio bonorum certain benefits from a testator during the testator's life-
time must collate such benefits before he or she may
inherit from the estate of the testator to ensure a fair distri-
bution of the deceased estate among all the descendants.
21. Commorientes People who die simultaneously in a disaster.
22. Competent wit- With regards to a will, any person over the age of 14 years
ness who is competent to give evidence in a court of law.
23. Compos mentis A sound mind
24. Conditional be- A bequest that depends on a future event which is uncer-
quest tain in the sense that it may or may not occur.
25. coniunctissimi
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The persons closest to the deceased, namely the surviv-
ing spouse, parents and children
26. Contractual suc- A contract in which the parties attempt to regulate the
cession or devolution of the entire estate or part of the estate of one
pactum succes- or both parties
sorium
27. Curator A person who has been legally appointed to take care of
the interest of someone who is unable to manage his or
her affairs.
28. Customary In customary law, the word "house" refers to the family,
house property, rights and status connected to a customary
marriage of a man and a woman.
29. Customary law There are three categories of customary law property,
property namely family property, house property and personal
property
30. Customary mar- A marriage concluded in terms of customary law
riage
31. cy pres doctrine A doctrine that a court may apply in the case of the failure
of a charitable trust in order that the trust assets may be
applied for the purpose as near as possible to the original
purpose.
32. Deceased estate Consists of assets and liabilities of the deceased person
at the time of his or her death
33. Descendants Persons in the downward line of the deceased
34. dies cedit The day will come. The time when the beneficiary obtains
a vested right to claim delivery of the bequeathed proper-
ty unconditionally
35. dies venit The day has come. The time at which a beneficiary's right
to claim delivery of the bequeathed property becomes
