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单词 codicil
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codicil

(koʊdɪsɪl, US kɑːd-)
Word forms: plural codicils
countable noun
A codicil is an instruction that is added to a will after the main part of it has been written.
[law]

codicil in British English

(ˈkɒdɪsɪl)
noun
1.  law
a supplement modifying a will or revoking some provision of it
2. 
an additional provision; appendix
Derived forms
codicillary (ˌkɒdɪˈsɪlərɪ)
adjective
Word origin
C15: from Late Latin cōdicillus, literally: a little book, diminutive of codex

codicil in American English

(ˈkɑdɪsəl; ˈkɑdɪˌsɪl)
noun
1.  Law
an addition to a will, that changes, explains, revokes, or adds provisions
2. 
an appendix or supplement
Derived forms
codicillary (ˌcodiˈcillary) (ˈkɑdɪˈsɪləri)
adjective
Word origin
ME < L codicillus, dim. of codex: see code

Examples of 'codicil' in a sentence
codicil

Maybe there had been a codicil, something private, just for her.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002)
To add a codicil to her will stating in effect that if her son Oliver Vail married a divorced woman, he could no longer inherit from her.
Penn, John WIDOW'S END (2002)
`I drew up the codicil myself and he signed it that day he was here in this office, sitting where you're sitting now.
Innes, Hammond HIGH STAND (2002)
"So your father would have added the codicil..." "I guess the idea was this'll be enough to see Lia through college.
Lawrence Block HOPE TO DIE (2002)
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