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Self-Proving
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self-proving adj
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1 : containing proof of its own validity [a will]
2 : providing or being the evidence that renders something self-proving
;esp
: being an affidavit signed by the witnesses to a will attesting to the will's validity
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.