PORTIO LEGITIMA

By SovConn | April 16, 2014

portio legitima (por-shee-oh l<<schwa>>-jit-i-m<<schwa>>). [Latin “lawful portion”] Roman & civil law. The portion of an estate required by law to be left to close relatives; specif., the portion of an inheritance that a given heir is entitled to, and of which the heir cannot be deprived by the testator without special cause. Pl. portiones legitimae. Cf. LEGITIME.

[Blacks Law 8th]

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