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testamentary capacity  

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  • Under Anglo-American law, the right of testation refers to the freedom to choose how one's property and other possessions will be disposed of following one's death. For a will to be valid, the testator (the person making the will) must have testamentary capacity (TC) at the time that the will is executed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Testamentary Capacity]

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