Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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duplicate
n. 1. A reproduction of an original document having the same particulars and effect as the original. 2. A new original, made to replace an instrument that is lost or destroyed. - Also termed (in sense 2) duplicate original. - duplicate (d[y]oo-plikit) adj ."A 'duplicate' is defined for purposes of the best evidence rule as a counterpart produced by the same impression as the original, or from the same matrix, or by means of photography including enlargements and miniatures, by mechanical or electronic
duplicate will
A will executed in duplicate by a testator who retains one copy and gives the second copy to another person. ( The rules applicable to wills apply to both wills, and upon application for probate, both copies must be tendered into the registry of the probate court.