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Jus Relictæ

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

In Scotch law

The right of a relict; the right or claim of a relict or widow to her share of her husband's estate, particularly the movables.

2 Kames, Eq. 340; 1 Forb. Inst. pt. 1, p. 67.