disinherit

/'disin'herit/

Thân thiện

The father decided to disinherit his son.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To prevent someone, especially one's child or heir, from receiving any inheritance or property after one's death, typically through legal means such as a will.

Usage

• This verb is used in legal, familial, and formal contexts to describe the deliberate act of excluding an heir from a will or from the right to inherit.
• It is a transitive verb and requires a direct object (the person being disinherited).
• The action is usually intentional and documented.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The wealthy businessman decided to disinherit his son after a bitter argument.
  • In some historical cases, parents would disinherit daughters who married against their wishes.
  • She was afraid her father would disinherit her if she chose a different career path.

Advanced Usage

• "to be disinherited": The passive form, describing the state or result of the action.
  • He was disinherited and received nothing from the family estate.
• "disinheriting someone from something": Specifying what is being withheld.
  • The clause in the will was aimed at disinheriting him from the family company.

Variants and Related Words

• Disinheritance (n): The act or instance of disinheriting; the state of being disinherited.
  • The disinheritance was a shock to the entire family.

Synonyms

• Cut off: To stop providing financial support or an inheritance, often used more informally.
• Exclude from a will: A more descriptive, literal synonym.
• Disown: To refuse to acknowledge or accept any longer; can include, but is not limited to, financial inheritance.

Antonyms

• Inherit: To receive property or a title from someone after their death.
• Bequeath: To leave property to someone by a will.
• Make an heir: To designate someone to inherit.

Học thuật

Verb

1. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

Từ đồng nghĩa

• disown