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RIGHT OF ELECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("right of election" is a kind of...):
legal right (a right based in law)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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