disinherit
/'disin'herit/
Definition
- 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.
Verb
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prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
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