executors

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In their role as executors, Indyke and Kahn have agreed compensation packages paid to survivors and included conditions that prevented survivors who accepted funds from taking further legal action against them personally.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

According to his will, signed on 28 January 2013 and seen by the BBC, Martin made the Wadleys his executors and trustees, leaving his estate to them in the event of his death.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

It is possible to add people as executors without seeking their permission or informing them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

“Or some say that the executors can decide, but if both want the same thing and can’t agree, then you’re stuck with the same problem.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

They were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind, the focus of our understandable and rightful dread of being inferior; official censors, judges, and executors.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury