1.
will; testament; testamentary document
A legal document specifying how a person's property and affairs should be handled after death. This reading is the formal legal term, as opposed to the more general ゆいごん.
遺言を作成する。
To draft a will.
遺言の内容が公開された。
The contents of the will were made public.
弁護士に依頼して正式な遺言を作成してもらった。
I had a lawyer draft a formal will for me.
The reading いごん is the standard legal term used in courts, law offices, and official documents. The more common reading 遺言 is used in everyday speech and has a broader meaning that includes dying wishes and last words. Legal types include 自筆証書遺言 (holographic will), 公正証書遺言 (notarial will), and 秘密証書遺言 (sealed will). Common collocations: 遺言を残す (to leave a will), 遺言書 (written will).
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