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with a will

  1. Vigorously, energetically, as in He started pruning with a will. This term, first recorded in 1848, uses will in the sense of “determination.”



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“There is no universally accepted rule when a prenuptial agreement conflicts with a will; however, most probate courts will uphold and enforce the terms of a prenuptial agreement,” says Frank & Kraft, a law firm in Indianapolis.

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One of the most concerning findings in the National Wills Report is that up to 29% of people with a will have not told anyone where they store it.

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Mr Silye came forward with a will which named him as sole heir.

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He left the war with lasting physical and emotional scars and, like such fellow veterans as Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut, with a will to find words for what had happened.

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When someone dies with a will that states how property should be distributed, it makes the transfer of property easy.

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