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elective share

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forced share

Matched in: Term forced share

elect

a selection of [ed her statutory share over the gift under the will] vi : to choose an elective share [the right of a spouse to against the will]

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curtesy

either solely owned or inherited provided that they bore a child capable of inheriting the property compare dower, elective share

defeat

over b : to thwart the claim of [ creditors] [an intent to the surviving spouse of his…elective share "Tennessee Code Annotated"] defeat n

disinherit

disinherit : to prevent deliberately from inheriting something (as by making a will) see also elective share dis·in·her·i·tance [-her-ə-təns] n

dower

to which his wife is entitled upon his death under common law and some state statutes compare curtesy, elective share

force

through [forced the door] see also forcible entry 2 : to impose or require by law see also elective share forced heir at heir forced sale at sale

Advancement

child's share in the intestate estate as provided by the (English) A. E. Act, 1925. The child may elect not to take under the intestacy (see Wolst. & Ch. Conv. Acts, vol. 2, p. 1502). A power

cumulative voting

entitled to as many votes as he or she has shares times the number of directors to be elected compare straight voting … cumulative voting : a system of voting for corporate directors in which each shareholder is entitled to as many votes as he or she has shares times the number of directors to

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