Execution of Will in United Kingdom

Definition of Execution of Will

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Execution of Will : The process by which a testator’s will is made legally valid. Under the Wills Act 1837 the will must be signed at the end by the testator or by someone authorized by him, and the signature must be made or acknowledged (See acknowledgment) by the testator in the presence of at least two witnesses, present at the same time, who must themselves sign the will or acknowledge their signatures in the testator’s presence. A will witnessed by a beneficiary or the beneficiary’s spouse is not void, but the gift to that beneficiary or spouse is void.