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;Will:A legal document in which a person sets out how he wishes his or her property to be disposed of after death. There are certain legal requirements which must be met for a will to be valid. In the absence of a valid will, a person’s property will generally be dealt with according to the provisions of the ''Estate Administration Act''.
;Will:A legal document in which a person sets out how he wishes his or her property to be disposed of after death. There are certain legal requirements which must be met for a will to be valid. In the absence of a valid will, a person’s property will generally be dealt with according to the provisions of the ''Estate Administration Act''.
;Witness:A person giving evidence on the person's oath or affirmation as to the truth of the statements made.
;Witness:A person giving evidence on the person's oath or affirmation as to the truth of the statements made.
;FTP:File Transfer Protocol
;AAAAA:American Association Against Acronym Abuse
;ACK:Acknowledge
;AFAIK:As Far As I Know
;AWGTHTGTATA:Are We Going To Have To Go Through All This Again And if so why, when the last time we went through it we had to start again. And this is the second time. I suggest we submit another acronym, as the public's trust in this one is now non-existent.
;Family Law Agreement:An agreement between two persons involved in a spousal or parental relationship which deals with their respective rights and obligations to one another and which the parties expect will be enforceable in court. These agreements include marriage agreements (prenuptial agreements), cohabitation agreements (living together agreements) and separation agreements.
;HTTP:HyperText Transfer Protocol The protocol adopted as standard for Internet-based communication, including the transmission of data accessible through the World Wide Web. It is not to be confused with FTP.
;Capital Letters:The upper case letters usually used for the first letter of the first word at the start of a sentence.
;capital letters:The '''D.C.''' in Washington D.C.