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Testate

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A quick definition of Testate:

Term: Testate

Definition: When someone dies and they have written down how they want their things to be given away, it is called being testate. This means they have made a will before they died.

A more thorough explanation:

Testate

Testate is used to describe the situation when a person passes away and leaves behind a will is "dying testate". This means that the person had a valid will in place at the time of their death..

Testate means that a person has created a legal document called a will before they died. This document outlines how they want their property and possessions to be distributed after their death. If someone dies testate, it means that their wishes as stated in their will should be followed.

John wrote a will before he died, leaving his house to his daughter and his car to his son. When John passed away, he was considered testate because he had a will at the time of his death.

Another example could be that Sarah created a will that stated her savings account should be donated to a charity after her death. When Sarah passed away, she was considered testate because she had a will that outlined her wishes for her assets.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] baddestbunny
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guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
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Oooooo me too
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omg is this good or bad
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Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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