codicils

Testamentary document supplements

Codicils are supplements or amendments to a will.

Rather than rewriting an entire will, a person adds a codicil to modify specific provisions—changing beneficiaries, adding bequests, or updating instructions: She added a codicil leaving her jewelry to her niece.

Like wills, codicils require proper witnessing to be legally valid.

testamentary

will

Faculty of deliberate choice

testamentWritten proof or legacy
bequestGift left by will
heirOne who receives legacy

beneficiary · estate · probate · executor · legacy · trust · devise · endowment · succession · decedent

modification

amendment

Change to official text

addendumSupplementary text at end
supplementSomething added to complete
revisionAltering to improve

alteration · change · update · correction · clarification · addition · appendix · adjustment · modification · variation

legal

document

Written or electronic file

instrumentDevice for specific tasks
notarizationOfficial document verification
authenticationConfirming genuine identity

execution · validity · formality · witnessing · attestation · signature · provisions · clauses · stipulations · terms

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amendment

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