Scots law, that part of a man's movable succession which he is entitled to dispose of by testament, or that which remains of the movables over and above what is due to the wife and children. Sometimes dead man's part.' name='description'> dead's-part - definition and meaning

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Scots law, that part of a man's movable succession which he is entitled to dispose of by testament, or that which remains of the movables over and above what is due to the wife and children. Sometimes dead man's part.

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