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  • Hugo Grotius
    property law
    / Protection of the family against intentional disinheritance

    … (known by the English term legitim or in French as réserve héreditaire). Wills remain important in the civil-law systems, however, both because the disposable share of the estate may amount to a large monetary sum and because the statutory share of the heirs tends to be viewed in monetary terms.…

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    … (known by the English term legitim or in French as réserve héreditaire). Wills remain important in the civil-law systems, however, both because the disposable share of the estate may amount to a large monetary sum and because the statutory share of the heirs tends to be viewed in monetary terms.…

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