"surviving spouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: surviving spouses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} surviving spouse (plural surviving spouses)
  1. (law) A spouse that outlives the person to whom they are married, thereby obtaining legal rights with respect to the property of the deceased spouse. Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-surviving_spouse-en-noun-jLFjXfok Disambiguation of People: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Topics: law
  2. (taxation, US) An unmarried taxpayer whose spouse has been deceased for less than two taxable years, and who provides a home for one or more dependents of the deceased. Tags: US Categories (topical): Taxation, People
    Sense id: en-surviving_spouse-en-noun-tOd8KRcL Disambiguation of People: 53 47 Categories (other): American English Topics: economics, government, sciences, taxation

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