LEGAL WORD
Animus revocandi
Latin phrase · Succession
Animus revocandi
- Type: Latin phrase
- Area of law: Succession
1 What it means
Intention to revoke. Tearing a will revokes it only if done with the intention to revoke.
2 Use it in a sentence
The torn will was still valid because there was no animus revocandi.
3 Make it stick
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