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non-matrimonial property

noun

C2CEFR level
85/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Assets acquired before the marriage or received by inheritance or gift, which may be excluded from the division of assets.

The inheritance he received from his late father was argued to be non-matrimonial property and ring-fenced from the settlement.

Topic: Family law in Legal English

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