LEGITIM

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legitim. Scots law. The right of any surviving lawful issue to share in the movable estate of the father. • The legitim comprised one-third of the estate if there was a surviving spouse, or one-half otherwise. — Also termed the bairn’s part. Cf. LEGITIME.

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legitim

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legitim n. 〈苏格兰〉子女应继承动产份额；特留份 legitima portio或bairn’s part是指子女应继承动产的份额。自1968年起兼指代位继承人分享被继承人所遗留的动产的权利。如果被继承人尚有配偶，则该份额应为遗产的1/3；若被继承人无配偶则为遗产的1/2。这项权利仅依权利人的生存而存在，不得以遗嘱或其他方式剥夺，也不得在子女间进行不公平分配。但该权利可以因权利人完成继承而消灭，或通过被继承人以遗嘱对该子女另行补偿作替代。于后者，子女必须在该法定份额和遗嘱规定的补偿之间进行选择。

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