Disinheritance

//ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛrɪtən(t)s// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of disinheriting. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit wordnet

Synonyms

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disheritancedisownmentdispossessionevictionforeclosurerepossession

Etymology

From disinherit + -ance, replacing disheritance.

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