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Jus Relictae

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Jus relictae, means 'right of a widower'. A widow's claim to her share of her deceased husband's movable estate. If the widow has children, her share in one-third; if not, her share is one-half, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 867.

Jus relict', the right of a widow in her deceased husband's personality; if there be children, she is entitled to a third of it; if there be none, to a half. But see now the (English) Intestate Husband's Estate (Scotland) Act, 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 10). See REASONABLE PARTS.

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