遺い留りゅう分ぶん

noun

legally reserved portion; forced share; statutory share

In Japanese inheritance law, the portion of an estate that certain heirs (e.g., spouse, children) are entitled to receive regardless of the will's provisions.

• 遺い留りゅう分ぶんを侵しん害がいする遺ゆい言ごんは無む効こうになることがあります。

  A will that infringes on the legally reserved portion may become invalid.

• 相そう続ぞく人にんには遺い留りゅう分ぶんが保ほ障しょうされています。

  Heirs are guaranteed a statutory share of the estate.