The doctrine of incorporation by reference, under the law of wills, means that unattested papers (papers not present when the will was executed) can still be regarded as part of the will by incorporation.
The doctrine of integration of wills is a legal theory that says that since wills are multi-page documents, they do not have to be signed or initialed on every page. Each page is regarded as part of single integrated document, so long as all pages are all present at the same time and the testator intended all of the separate pages to be part of same will.
Doctrine of worthier title is a doctrine in real estate law which creates a presumption that when a grantor conveys a future interest to their own heirs, the grantor actually intended to keep the interest in themselves.
Document is both a noun and a verb. A document is a written instrument. Historically, a document was a piece of paper with information on it, but the term’s definition has since expanded to cover information stored in any medium, tangible as well as electronic.
To document means to create a record of; the act of creating a document (as defined above).
Dominant estate (also called dominant tenement) refers to the property that uses an easement over another property. For example, if lot A had an easement over lot B to access the highway, lot A would be the dominant estate.
[Last reviewed in July of 2021 by the Wex Definitions Team]
Dominant tenement (also called dominant estate) refers to property that uses an easement over another property. For example, if lot A had an easement over lot B to access water lines underground, lot A would be the dominant tenement and lot B would be the servient tenement.
Donee is a person who receives a gift from another person or legal entity. Donee also refers to a person that is given the power of appointment.
A donor is a person who gives assets to another without expecting anything in return. The donor may also give a donee the authority to make decisions through a power of appointment.
