tiên thủ
Definition
- Adjective (Legal):
- Preferential / Having priority of claim: Refers to a special right or privilege that allows a specific person (often a spouse) to receive a particular asset or a fixed portion from an estate before the general division of inheritance occurs among all heirs.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The surviving spouse has a tiên thủ right to the marital home. (Người vợ/chồng còn sống có quyền tiên thủ đối với ngôi nhà chung.)
- The law stipulates a tiên thủ portion for the widow. (Pháp luật quy định một phần tiên thủ cho người góa phụ.)
Advanced Usage
- "Quyền tiên thủ": Preferential right; right of first claim (preciput).
- He exercised his quyền tiên thủ to claim the family business. (Ông ấy đã thực hiện quyền tiên thủ để nhận doanh nghiệp gia đình.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phần tiên thủ (n): The preferential portion or asset received prior to the estate division.
Synonyms
- Preferential: Given priority or advantage.
- Prior claim: A right to something that takes precedence over others' rights.
Notes on Usage
- tiên thủ is a specialized legal term, primarily used in the context of inheritance and civil law. It is not used in everyday conversation.
- The concept is similar to the civil law concept of "preciput" (French: ), which is a right to take a specific asset from the estate before partition.