English Explanatory Dictionary

elective share

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A proportion of a decedent's estate which the surviving spouse may claim, as a substitute for what they were left in the decedent's will.

Word forms

elective share elective shares

Synonyms

widow's share statutory share forced share
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