"benefit of inventory" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} benefit of inventory (uncountable)
  1. (Scots law) A legal privilege whereby an heir secured himself against unlimited liability for his ancestor, by giving up within the annus deliberandi an inventory of his heritage or real estate, which then represented the maximum extent to which he was liable. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Scots law
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