widow definition

widow means the surviving dependent widow of an employee who was wholly or partially dependent upon the employee's earnings at the time of the employee's death;
widow. ’ means the surviving wife of a ‘‘judicial official’’, who:
widow means, in relation to Australia, a de jure widow but does not include a woman who is the de facto spouse of a man;

Examples of widow in a sentence

  • The Dependent Child benefits shall be paid directly to the Dependent Child upon his reaching the age of 18 years and before that to the deceased member’s Widow or the legal guardian of the Dependent Children.


More Definitions of widow

widow and "Widower" means respectively the widow and the widower of a Member. If a Member has married under a law which allows polygamy and, on the day of the Member's death, has more than one spouse, the Trustees must decide which, if any, survivor is the Widow or Widower. In reaching that decision, the Trustees must have regard to the practice of the Department of Social Security and any relevant provisions of existing Social Security legislation, in particular section 17(5) of the Act and regulation 2 of the Social Security and Family Allowance (Polygamous Marriages) Regulations 1975 (SI 1975/561).
widow. ’ means the surviving wife of an employee or Member who—
widow s benefit" means—
widow s benefit” means widow’s allowance, widow’s payment, widowed mother’s allowance and widow’s pension payable under the legislation of the United Kingdom and, in addition, widowed father’s allowance payable under the legislation of Jersey, and survivors’ pensions payable under the legislation of Barbados.
widow means a woman whose husband has died; “widower” means a man whose wife has died;
widow means a de jure widow;
widow means, in relation to Australia, a de jure widow but does not include a woman who has a partner.