benefit of inventory

benefit of inventory. Civil law. The principle that an heir’s liability for estate debts is limited to the value of what is inherited, if the heir so elects and files an inventory of the estate’s assets. — Also termed bénéfice d’inventaire. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 119. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 112, 114, 123.]

---

词条贡献者

译者筠怡，毕业于法国顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与产品责任与集体侵权诉讼相关的法律文件。