单词 | mystic testament |
释义 | > as lemmasmystic testament mystic testament n. [compare French testament mystique (1759)] U.S. Law (in Louisiana) a sealed will or testament. ΚΠ 1825 Louisiana Civil Code iii. ii. vi. 373 The execution of the mystic testaments cannot be ordered, until they have been..proved by the declaration on oath. 1839 J. Bouvier Law Dict. U.S.A. II. 435/2 A mystic testament is also called a solemn testament, because it requires more formality than a nuncupative testament. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 574/1 A special form of will, borrowed from Roman law, called the mystic or sealed will. 1960 W. J. Bowe & D. H. Parker Page on Law of Wills (ed. 3) II. xx. 340 As mystical as the name may sound, a mystic testament in Louisiana is nothing more than a form of will the contents of which are kept secret. < as lemmas |
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