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In the case Fenech et. v. Cutajar et., decided on 10th April 2018, the First Hall Civil Court presided over by Mr Justice Silvio Meli, discussed the manner in which the reserved portion due to the direct descendants of the deceased is calculated. (Malta Independent)

This applies to any person demanding an inheritance, legacy or the reserved portion. (Times of Malta)

A few years after her father’s death, the plaintiff had renounced her father’s succession whilst retaining her right to the reserved portion, commonly known as legittima, which is a portion of the estate of the deceased reserved by the law in favour of the direct descendants or the surviving spouse. (Malta Independent)

The law requires that the children and the spouse of the deceased are entitled to a part of the estate and cannot be forgotten or receive nothing. This amount is known as "reserved portion" and is there to ensure that those close to the testator will always receive a fraction of the estate. (Malta Family Law)

Forced share (also called elective share) refers to the amount state laws entitle a spouse or other person to regardless of what is in a will. (Legal Information Institute)

In civil law and Roman law, the legitime (legitima portio), also known as a forced share or legal right share, of a decedent's estate is that portion of the estate from which he cannot disinherit his children, or his parents, without sufficient legal cause. (Wikipedia)

legitime (in the civil law of Louisiana): the portion (as one-fourth) of a testate succession that is reserved for a forced heir; called also forced portion. (Merriam-Webster Legal)