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.
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.