Question and review (Was: Re: Request - University Jaume I License.)

Rick Moen rick at linuxmafia.com
Sun Jun 8 20:10:39 UTC 2008


Quoting Lawrence Rosen (lrosen at rosenlaw.com):

> precatory
> adj. referring to a wish or advisory suggestion which does not have the
> force of a demand or a request which under the law must be obeyed. Thus
> "precatory words" in a will or trust would express a "hope that my daughter
> will keep the house in the family," but do not absolutely prevent her from
> selling it.
> http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?selected=1572&bold=%7C%7C%7C%7C 

Maybe I'm too easily amused, today, but I note that the word is from the
Latin "precari", meaning "to pray".

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