What is ELECTION UNDER A WILL?

a choice to accept a benefit from a will and relinquish your claim or to retain he claim and to reject the benefit.

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Related Legal Terms
ELECTION DOWER, ELECTION, EQUITABLE ELECTION, ELECTION DISTRICT, ELECTION JUDGES, ELECTION AUDITORS, GENERAL ELECTION, PRIMARY ELECTION, REGULAR ELECTION, SPECIAL ELECTION


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