Election dower
Defined in 1 dictionary — Black's (1910)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A name sometimes given to the provision which a law or statute makes for a widow in case she "elects" to rej'ect the provision made for her in the will and take what the statute accords. Adams v. Adams, 183 Mo. 396, 82 S. W. 66.
Defined under Election in Black's Law Dictionary.