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Supernumerary witness

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004775

An individual who attests to the signing of a legal document, such as a will, in addition to the minimum number of witnesses required by statute. Their signature is added as a precaution in case one of the necessary witnesses is later found to be incompetent or unavailable. If a statutorily required witness is disqualified, the testimony of the supernumerary witness can be used to prove the document's valid execution in probate court.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004775
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Supernumerary witness",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An individual who attests to the signing of a legal document, such as a will, in addition to the minimum number of witnesses required by statute. Their signature is added as a precaution in case one of the necessary witnesses is later found to be incompetent or unavailable. If a statutorily required witness is disqualified, the testimony of the supernumerary witness can be used to prove the document's valid execution in probate court.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/supernumerary-witness/"
}

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