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legitimate portion

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legitime

legitime [French, from Latin legitima (pars) the lawful (share)] in the civil law of Louisiana : the portion (as

Legitime

Legitime, that portion of a parent's estate of which he cannot disinherit his children without a legal cause, Civ.

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forced portion

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Falcidian portion

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marital portion

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heir

deprived of his or her lawful portion of the decedent's estate by disinherison without just cause see also legitime heir ab in·tes·ta·to [-ab-in-tes-tā-tō, -Ä b-in-tes-tÄ -tō] pl: heirs ab intestato in the civil law of Louisiana :

Legitim

The portion of movable estate to which the children are entitled upon the death of the father

Advancement

or even in some cases a moral obligation to provide. It will arise in favour of a wife, legitimate children, and in some cases in regard to persons to whom the purchaser stands in loco parentis, but … provision authorizing the trustees, with the consent of the tenant for life, to pay by anticipation a limited portion of the share to which a remainderman will ultimately be entitled for his benefit or advancement in life.

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