What's the difference between preterition and testator?

Preterition


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of passing, or going past; the state of being past.
  • (n.) A figure by which, in pretending to pass over anything, a summary mention of it is made; as, "I will not say, he is valiant, he is learned, he is just." Called also paraleipsis.
  • (n.) The omission by a testator of some one of his heirs who is entitled to a portion.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A research on the acquisition of morphemes of plural, diminutive, augmentative, gerund, imperfect, and preterite with 109 Spanish children from 3 to 6 is reported.

Testator


Definition:

  • (n.) A man who makes and leaves a will, or testament, at death.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A psychiatrist may be asked to assess the competency of a testator when he or she is planning to create or modify a will or after the death of a testator when the will is challenged.
  • (2) The finding by a court that the author of a will (the testator) lacked mental capacity or was subject to undue influence at the time the will was executed can invalidate the will.
  • (3) On examination it is found to be intertwined with the testator's attitudes toward death.

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