disinherit

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Definition: cut off in will of bequeathal
Antonyms: bequeath, give

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To cut off from an inheritance. To deprive someone, who would otherwise be an heir to property or another right, of his or her right to inherit.

A parent who wishes to disinherit a child may specifically state so in a will.

For a list of words related to disinherit, see:

• Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - disinherit: (vb) exclude from inheritance

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Disinherit.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre arveløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
onterven

Français (French)
v. tr. - déshériter

Deutsch (German)
v. - enterben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (νομ.) αποκληρώνω

Italiano (Italian)
diseredare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - deserdar

Русский (Russian)
лишить наследства

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desheredar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra arvlös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
剥夺...的继承权

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 剝奪...的繼承權

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 기득권을 박탈하다, 상속권을 빼앗다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 勘当する, 相続権を取り上げる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحرمه من الميراث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נישל מירושה‬

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