What Is Precatory Language Mean?

: words of recommendation, request, entreaty, wish, or expectation employed in legal instruments (as wills) and often resulting in no effective gift or rights being created.

What is meant by precatory words?

adjective. rare. of, involving, or expressing entreaty; supplicatory.

What is precatory language in a trust?

Precatory language in a will or trust usually includes such terms as the testator's "request," "hope," or "desire" that property be given to a certain person or be disposed of in a particular manner.

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