wills

n. legal papers that say who should receive a person's money and property after they die.

n. legal instruments expressing a person's wishes as to the disposition of their property after death.

“The lawyer kept the original wills of the entire family in a fireproof safe.”

“The solicitor spent the afternoon reviewing several wills to ensure the codicils were properly witnessed and legally binding.”

n. the mental power used to control your own thoughts and actions.

n. the mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action.

“It was a battle of wills between the two stubborn leaders.”

“The negotiation became a clash of wills, with neither party willing to concede on the primary contractual terms.”

Formal

v. to want something to happen or to make it happen by using mental power.

v. to intend, desire, or wish something to happen; to exercise the power of volition.

“He wills himself to stay awake even though he is exhausted.”

“The protagonist wills the events to unfold in his favour, though the narrative suggests fate has other plans.”

Literary

v. to give property to someone in a legal document after death.

v. to bequeath or give property to another by means of a legal will.

“She wills her antique collection to the local museum in her final testament.”

“In the final draft of the document, he wills his entire estate to a charitable foundation rather than his distant relatives.”

Formal