holograph

holograph
ho·lo·graph /'hō-lə-ˌgraf, 'hä-/ n [Late Latin holographus, from Late Greek holographos, from Greek holos whole, complete + graphein to write]: a document (as a will or a deed) entirely in the handwriting of the person whose act it purports to be
ho·lo·graph·ic /ˌhō-lə-'gra-fik, ˌhä-/ adj

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

holograph
n.
A will written by hand by a testator, signed by the testator, and not witnessed; also called a holographic will.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


holograph
handwritten.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


holograph
n. A handwritten document.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


holograph
A will or deed written entirely by the testator or grantor with his or her own hand and not witnessed.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


holograph
A will or deed written entirely by the testator or grantor with his or her own hand and not witnessed.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • Holograph — Hol o*graph, n. [L. holographus entirely autograph, Gr. olo grafos; o los whole + gra fein to write: cf. F. holographe, olographe.] 1. A document, as a letter, deed, or will, wholly in the handwriting of the person from whom it proceeds and whose …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • holograph — document written entirely by the person from whom it proceeds, 1620s, from L.L. holographus, from Gk. holographos written entirely by the same hand, lit. written in full, from holos whole (see SAFE (Cf. safe) (adj.)) + graphos written, from… …   Etymology dictionary

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