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DISINHERITANCE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disinheritance" is a kind of...):
discontinuance; discontinuation (the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent))
Derivation:
disinherit (prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting)