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Assignment of dower

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ASSIGNMENT OF DOWER. The act by which the rights of a widow, in her deceased husband's real estate, are ascertained and set apart for her benefit. 2 Bouv. Inst. 242.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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