dotal property
Civil law. Separate property that the wife brings to the marriage to assist the husband with the marriage expenses. Cf. extradotal property. [Cases: Dower and Curtesy 10. C.J.S. Dower §§ 10, 12–17, 140.]
dotal property
dotal property
dotal property (大陆法)妆奁资财 妻子为帮助丈夫负担结婚费用而带给丈夫的财产。普通法中无此法律概念，但美国路易斯安那州因为原属法国，所以其法律体系属大陆法系而非英美法系，其法律中即有该概念。