JUS RELICTAE  , in Scots law, the widow's right in the movable property of her deceased husband . The deceased must have been domiciled in Scotland, but the right accrues from movable property, wherever situated . The widow's provision amounts to one-third where there are ,children surviving, and to one-half where there are no surviving children . The widow's right vests by survivance, and is independent of the husband's testamentary provisions; it may however be renounced by contract, or be discharged by satisfaction . It is subject to alienation of the husband's movable estate during his lifetime or by its conversion into heritage . See also WILL .