derogatory clause

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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).

Word forms

derogatory clause derogatory clauses
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