jus deliberandi

noun

jus de·​li·​be·​ran·​di

-də̇ˌlibəˈrandē,

-nˌdī

Roman & civil law

: a right granted to an heir to take a certain time to decide whether to accept the inheritance or not

Word History

Etymology

Latin, right of deliberating

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