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Duty of the court when construing wills

How technical words in a will should be construed

How the words “I give and devise unto and to the use of” are construed

Presumptions applicable to the construction of a will

Principles of construction of wills

Principles of construction of wills

Rules of construction of wills

The cardinal rule in the construction of wills

The general principle of construing wills

The golden rule of construing wills and its implication

The principle that the clauses in a will must be read referentially to each other unless they are clearly independent

The rule of construction where a testator makes a grant to two or more persons who cannot marry

The rule that a will of immovables should be construed in accordance with the system of law intended by the testator which is presumed to be the law of his domicile unless a contrary intention appears

Whether the word "inherit" in a will attaches to the position of a customary successor in the customary law system of inheritance

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