legitim
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
legitim
- (law) Common in Continental Law jurisdictions, a portion of property fixed by law, which a testator with issue is bound to bequeath to his children.
[edit] Usage notes
Where there is the law of legitim, and in the case where the testator has children, it is not lawful for a testator with issue to designate his spouse as sole heir while ignoring his children.
[edit] German
[edit] Adjective
legitim
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Adjective
legitim
[edit] Declension
Declension of legitim
