The reunion and blending together of properties for the purpose of securing equal division, especially of the property of an intestate parent.
- Hodgepodge; miscellaneous collection
- civil law The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, especially in the case of divorce or intestacy
In civil and property law, hotchpot is the blending, combining or offsetting of property to ensure equality of a later division of property.
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