right of election

1. 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 (synset 105196069)
   referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   is a type of: legal right - a right based in law

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