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A quick definition of dowment:

A dowment is a legal term that refers to a wife's right to a portion of her husband's land after his death. In the past, this was usually one-third of the land that he owned. Even if the husband sold or gave away the land during his lifetime, the wife still had the right to her portion. Nowadays, many states have abolished dower, but some still allow the wife to have a life estate in all the land that her husband owned.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Dowment is also known as dower. It refers to a wife's right, according to common law, to a life estate in one-third of the land that her husband owned in fee after his death. This means that the wife has the right to use and enjoy the land for the rest of her life, but she cannot sell or transfer it to anyone else. In most cases, the husband cannot deprive his wife of dower by transferring the land to someone else during his lifetime. However, some states have abolished dower, while others have expanded the wife's share to a life estate in all the land that her husband owned in fee.

Example: For instance, if John owned a farm in fee and died, his wife Mary would have the right to a life estate in one-third of the farm's land. This means that Mary could use and enjoy that portion of the land for the rest of her life, but she could not sell or transfer it to anyone else. If John had sold the farm to someone else during his lifetime, Mary would still have the right to her dower interest in the land.

Explanation: This example illustrates how dower works in practice. It shows that even if the husband sells the land to someone else, the wife still has the right to her dower interest in the land. This protects the wife's interests and ensures that she has a place to live and support herself after her husband's death.

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BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:13
Told them this is ridiculous and they took $140 off so my patience has been bought. Now I need to find another distraction from this shitty teacher
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Original price was 460 they just ripped ya off
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18:15
@EvolBunny: I am fine with them making their cut and all that but I bought it with an adjustable gas block, new LVPO and foregrip so I just have a bunch of parts and ammo with no way to shoot it
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: i mean getting paid for their incompetence is based
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@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: they blaimed it on their IT team for not updating it as out of stock when I paid but like buying something in stock in September then being told I won't get it until mid January is pretty wild. I do not hunt anymore but their mistake would of caused me to miss the entire season. If it wasn't so hard to get left handed ARs I would of gone elsewhere
oh that's kind of worth more than $140
that's at least $300
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@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: what you gonna do when january hits and they are like "it still isnt here come back in april"
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:20
Its a $600 part, they already covering shipping and paying the tax so $140 is an additional 25% off.
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18:20
If it doesn't come January I am going to just say fuck it and toss everything on the right handed upper and just eat gas.
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You should have said to refund you or give 300 off
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wasp is wasp
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knows how be rich and demand shit lmfao
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same thing tho ya? - catholic
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18:23
Ill just keep arguing for more money off until I get it or they end up paying me to take it lmao
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what other guns ya got
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think it is safe to say it aint happenin today\
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I got a custom built Leftie ar15 I run suppressed, a regular ar15, a .270 axis savage bolt gun, xd9, xd40 and have my AR10 I run suppressed.
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ruin my thanksgiving law schools uwu
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