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derogatory clause

derogatory clause noun: a secret clause inserted into a testament and known by the testator alone, with a condition that no will made thereafter will be valid unless the same clause is inserted word for word (to guard against later wills extorted by violence, etc).

Noun

derogatory clause (plural derogatory clauses)

  1. A secret clause inserted into a testament and known by the testator alone, with a condition that no will made thereafter will be valid unless the same clause is inserted word for word (to guard against later wills extorted by violence, etc).

Forms of derogatory clause

pluralderogatory clauses

Questions about derogatory clause

What does derogatory clause mean?
Derogatory clause means a secret clause inserted into a testament and known by the testator alone, with a condition that no will made thereafter will be valid unless the same clause is inserted word for word (to guard against later wills extorted by violence, etc).
What part of speech is derogatory clause?
Derogatory clause is a noun.
What is the plural of derogatory clause?
The plural of derogatory clause is derogatory clauses.

Words near derogatory clause in the dictionary

  1. derogatories
  2. derogatorily
  3. derogatoriness
  4. derogators
  5. derogatory
  6. derogatory clause
  7. derogatory clauses
  8. deromanticise
  9. deromanticised
  10. deromanticises
  11. deromanticising

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