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(a) Ambulatory: a will is said to be ambulatory in that it only speaks after death. It distributes
a person's property in death.
(b) Revocability: a will is revocable by the testor at any time when he has capacity to make it.
(c) Capacity: for a will to be legally valid the testator must have had the requisite capacity.Thus,
not every person can make a will.
(d) Formalities: the validity of an oral or written will is dependent upon compliance with
the formalities prescribed by law.
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