right of election   (TTS Sound)

The right_of_election has 1 Senses.

• right of election
• 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
• 亡くなった夫または妻が遺言で与えたものと、制定法で規定された財産分与のどちらかを選ぶ、生き残った配偶者の法的権利