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FALCIDIAN PORTION

\falsˈɪdi͡ən pˈɔːʃən], \falsˈɪdi‍ən pˈɔːʃən], \f_a_l_s_ˈɪ_d_iə_n p_ˈɔː_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of FALCIDIAN PORTION

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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That portion of a testator's estate which, by the Faicidian law,was required to be left to the heir, amounting to at least one-fourth.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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