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<h1>Legal term 'when' creates condition precedent, equivalent to 'if' in legislative and testamentary contexts</h1> The word 'when' in legal terminology has multiple meanings and applications. According to the Shorter Oxford Dictionary, it can mean 'at what time or on what occasion' or introduce a clause indicating circumstances for application. Black's Law Dictionary defines it as indicating 'in the event that,' 'on condition that,' or 'in virtue of the circumstances that,' often serving as equivalent to 'if' in legislative enactments. Stroud's Judicial Dictionary emphasizes that 'when' typically creates a condition precedent, and in testamentary contexts, phrases like 'if,' 'when,' 'provided,' 'in case,' and 'as soon as' are considered synonymous in their conditional nature.