elective share in English

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        "(law) 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."
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          "word": "widow's share"
        },
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          "word": "statutory share"
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  "word": "elective share"
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      "word": "statutory share"
    },
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      "word": "forced share"
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  "word": "elective share"
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"elective share" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms