derogatory clause

English

Noun

derogatory clause (plural derogatory clauses)

1. (law) A secret clause inserted into a testament and known by the testator alone, with a condition that no will made thereafter will be valid unless the same clause is inserted word for word (to guard against later wills extorted by violence, etc).

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: derogatorinen ehto, derogatorinen klausuuli
• German: derogatorische Klausel f
• Polish: klauzula derogacyjna f

Further reading

• “derogatory clause”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.