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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1358"
article_number: "1358"
status: active
heading: "Deductions, definition."
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title I › Chapter 12 › Section 4"
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# Art. 1358. Deductions, definition.

By deduction is understood a portion or thing which an heir has a right to take from the mass of the succession before any partition takes place.