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dower right

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  • dower — dow·er / dau̇ ər/ n [Anglo French, from Old French douaire, modification of Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dot dos gift, dowry]: the life estate in a man s real property to which his wife is entitled upon his death under common law and some… …   Law dictionary

  • Dower — • A provision for support during life accorded by law to a wife surviving her hustand Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dower     Dower      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • dower ex assensu patris — Dower by the consent of the father,–a form of dower wherein the husband endowed his wife openly at the time of the marriage and at the door of the church, with lands upon which she might enter upon his death without further ceremony, but in this… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • dower and curtesy — A surviving spouse s right to receive a set portion of the deceased spouse s estate usually one third to one half. Dower (not to be confused with a dowry) refers to the portion to which a surviving wife is entitled, while curtesy refers to what a …   Law dictionary

  • dower — vb Dower, endow, endue are comparable when meaning to furnish or provide with a gift. Dower specifically denotes the provision of the dowry which a woman brings to a husband in marriage {a well dowered bride} It may also imply the bestowal of a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • right of election — n. A spousal right to elect to receive the gifts bequeathed by the deceased s will, or to instead elect to receive a share of the estate as put forth by statute. Also known as widow s election. See also dower. Webster s New World Law Dictionary.… …   Law dictionary

  • Dower — Relationships Types …   Wikipedia

  • dower — The legal right or interest which the wife acquires by marriage in the real estate of her husband. At common law it consists in the use, during her natural life after the death of her husband, of one third of all the real estate of which her… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • dower consummate — The right of a widow to her dower in her husband s real property which accrues to her immediately upon his death. Upon the husband s death, the widow s right of dower becomes consummate. It has ceased to be a contingency. But still it remains a… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Dower — A common law that entitles a widow to a portion of her husband s estate in absence of a will. The provision of dower allows the wife to provide for herself and any children born during the marriage. In most circumstances, the widow is granted up… …   Investment dictionary

  • dower unde nihil habet — /dawar andiy nay(h)al heybst/ A writ of right which lay for a widow to whom no dower had been assigned …   Black's law dictionary

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