Precatory words

Precatory Words definition:
Words that express a wish or a desire rather than a clear command.
Words in at trust document (such as a will) that appear to express a wish or a desire rather than a clear command direction to the trustee.

Precatory Words:
Words that express a wish or a desire rather than a clear command. "Precatory words" are often found in trusts or wills and cause great difficulties when courts try to find the real intention of the settlor or testator.

referring to a wish or advisory suggestion which does not have the force of a demand or a request which under the law must be obeyed. Thus "precatory words" in a will or trust would express a "hope that my daughter will keep the house in the family, ...

See also: Property, Were, Interest, Action, Court