right of election

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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

legal right - a right based in law

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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legal right			The revenue procedure deals with the effect of a spousal right of election on a trust's qualification as a CRAT or CRUT. CRT safe harbor for spousal rights extended - waivers not required by Shafer, Frances / The Tax Adviser Existing CRTs can also be affected if u surviving spouse actually exercises a right of election under a state statute. Rev. Proc. 2005-24 requires spousal waiver to avoid CRT ... by Thorne, Steven A. / The Tax Adviser			right atrium of the heart right away Right Bank Right bower right brain Right Center right circular cone Right cone right coronary artery Right descension right face right field right fielder right gastric artery right gastric vein right hand right hander right hemisphere Right honorable Right Honourable Right line right of action right of asylum Right of drain Right of drip right of election Right of eminent domain right of entry right of first publication Right of nullification right of offset right of privacy right of re-entry right of search Right of support Right of the tabouret Right of visit right of way right off right on Right pyramid Right Reverend Right sailing Right shoulder arms right smart Right sphere right stage right stuff right to an attorney right to confront accusors right to due process			right note Right Now Right Now Right Now Right Oblique Subcostal View Right Oblique Subxiphoid View Right Occipito Anterior Right Occipito-Posterior Right of Right of accumulation Right of action Right of action Right of action Right of Admission Refused Right Of Admission Reserved right of assistance entry Right of association Right of association right of asylum Right of Burial right of choice right of common right of common right of common right of common right of contribution Right of discussion Right of division Right of drain Right of drip right of election Right of eminent domain Right of eminent domain Right of eminent domain Right of eminent domain right of entry right of entry right of entry right of entry Right of establishment Right of establishment Right of establishment Right of establishment Right of First Negotiation Right of first offer Right of first offer right of first offer; right of first opportunity right of first publication Right of first refusal Right of first refusal Right of Foreclosure Right of Frame Right of free association Right of free association Right of free expression Right of free expression Right of free expression right of future enjoyment right of future possession Right of habitation Right of initiative

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