causa mortis

adjective

causa mor·​tis

-ˈmȯr-tis

: made or done in contemplation of one's impending death

rejected his claim that the gift was causa mortis

—W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.

—usually used following the term it modifies see also gift causa mortis at gift compare inter vivos

Word History

Etymology

Latin mortis causa in contemplation of death