JUS RELICTAE

By SovConn | June 6, 2013

jus relictae (j<<schwa>>s ri-lik-tee), n.[Law Latin “right of a widow”] Civil & Scots law. A widow’s claim to her share of her deceased husband’s movable estate. • If the widow has children, her share is one-third; if not, her share is one-half.

[Blacks Law 8th]

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