letters of administration

letters of administration

noun Law.
an instrument issued by a court or public official authorizing an administrator to take control of and dispose of the estate of a deceased person.

Origin:
1490–1500
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Letters of administration is always a great word to know.
So is abate. Does it mean:
to put an end to or suppress a nuisance; to annul a writ
an allegation that a fact exists that is known not to exist, made by authority of law to bring a case within the operation of a rule of law
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letters of administration
 
pl n
law a formal document nominating a specified person to take over, administer, and dispose of an estate when there is no executor to carry out the testator's will

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