right of survivorship
- The privilege that allows a surviving co-owner to inherit the portion of property previously owned by a deceased co-owner
- When his partner passed away, he exercised his right of survivorship to acquire his share.
- Because of their joint tenancy, the right of survivorship allowed her to inherit her husband's portion of the property.
- Their community property was subject to the right of survivorship after one of them passed away.
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