West Virginia Code > Chapter 41 > Article 2 – Competency of Witnesses
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| 41-2-1 | Competency of witnesses who are beneficiaries |
| 41-2-2 | Creditors may be witnesses |
| 41-2-3 | Executor may be witness |
Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 41 > Article 2 - Competency of Witnesses
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Probate: Proving a will
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.