| 单词 | codicil |
| 释义 | codicil (once / 9198 pages) n A codicil is a supplement to a will. If your will is already written and you want to alter it, you add a codicil. When your seemingly ancient neighbor marries a woman less than half his age, you might notice that his adult children suddenly stop coming to visit. This may be because he added a codicil to his will granting his new wife access to all his riches. Getting your inheritance in writing is a good idea, but a codicil can change everything. WORD FAMILYcodicil: codicils USAGE EXAMPLESWhen pressed on the details of the codicils, Secretary of State John Kerry claimed never to have read them. Wall Street Journal(Nov 22, 2016) "So some of the codicils here are not lawful." The Verge(Sep 01, 2016) However, a new codicil to the treaty, which is now on the verge of ratification, seeks to institute a similar system for rolling stock. Economist(Dec 10, 2015) n a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will Hyper appendix supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book |
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