"pretermitted spouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pretermitted spouses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pretermitted spouse (plural pretermitted spouses)
  1. (law) A spouse who would likely stand to inherit under a will, but was not included in the will because they were not yet married to the testator at the time the will was written. Related terms: elective share, pretermitted child, pretermitted heir
    Sense id: en-pretermitted_spouse-en-noun-fIV1zPNt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Law, People Topics: law

Inflected forms

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