act of independent significance (English, noun)
expansion: act of independent significance (plural acts of independent significance)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: A doctrine in the law of wills under which a testator may effectively change the disposition of his property without changing the text of the will, so long as the acts or events changing the disposition have some significance other than avoiding the requirements of the will.
Forms:
form: acts of independent significance
tags: plural