Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Falcidian portion — Fal·cid·i·an por·tion /fȯl si dē ən , fal / n [from Falcidius, Roman tribune who proposed the law passed in 40 B.C. that established the portion]: the one fourth portion of a succession that may be retained by the instituted heir in civil law if … Law dictionary
Falcidian portion — /folsidiyan porshan/fael/ That portion of a testator s estate which, by the Falcidian law, was required to be left to the heir, amounting to at least one fourth. See also legitime … Black's law dictionary
Falcidian portion — /folsidiyan porshan/fael/ That portion of a testator s estate which, by the Falcidian law, was required to be left to the heir, amounting to at least one fourth. See also legitime … Black's law dictionary
marital portion — n in the civil law of Louisiana: a one fourth portion that a surviving spouse is entitled to claim from the estate of a spouse who has died rich in comparison to the surviving spouse compare disposable portion, falcidian portion, legitime … Law dictionary
legitime — le·git·i·me /lə ji tə mē/ n [French, from Latin legitima ( pars ) the lawful (share)] in the civil law of Louisiana: the portion (as one fourth) of a testate succession that is reserved for a forced heir – called also forced portion; compare… … Law dictionary
falcidia — /folsidiya/fslV. In Spanish law, the Falcidian portion; the portion of an inheritance which could not be legally bequeathed away from the heir, viz., onefourth … Black's law dictionary
falcidia — /folsidiya/fslV. In Spanish law, the Falcidian portion; the portion of an inheritance which could not be legally bequeathed away from the heir, viz., onefourth … Black's law dictionary
falcidia — The falcidian part or portion of an ancestor s estate; that is, the one fourth part of it, of which he could not, under the Falcidian Law of Rome, deprive his heir by his will … Ballentine's law dictionary
Legal history of wills — Wills in the Ancient WorldThe will, if not purely Roman in origin, at least owes to Roman law its complete development, a development which in most European countries was greatly aided at a later period by ecclesiastics versed in Roman law. In… … Wikipedia
quarta falcidia — /kworta folsidiya/ In Roman law, that portion of a testator s estate which, by the Falcidian law, was required to be left to the heir, amounting to at least one fourth … Black's law dictionary
