# kaal:claim:5886342-026

**Claim.** The Codex separates the Will, defined as the actual intent of a legal identity, from the Stated Will, the expression made to others with the intention of being legally bound; this separation is what allows encoded expressions to be tested against actual intent.

**Type.** definitional  **Support.** asserted

**Source quote.**

> (1) A Will is the actual intent of a Legal Identity.

**From.** Furrer Andreas, Wulf A. Kaal, Stephan D. Meyer, *Universal Digital Law Codex (UDLC)* (2025), Part B, Book III, Section 2, Article 46 Definition of Will, page 11

**Cite as.** Furrer Andreas, Wulf A. Kaal, Stephan D. Meyer, Universal Digital Law Codex (UDLC) (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5886342

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**Topics.** institutional-design

**Keywords.** will, intent, contract-formation, definitions

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