Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Falcidian portion
Roman law. The one-fourth part of an estate that one or more instituted heirs are entitled to retain. ( The Falcidian portion has been abolished in Louisiana, but a legitime heir is entitled to a portion by law. -Also termed quarta falcidia. See forced heir under HEIR; LEGITIME.