HyperDic: right_of_election

English > 1 sense of the expression right of election:
NOUNattributeright of electionin probate law
English > right of election: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningIn probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statute.
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broaderlegal rightA right based in law

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