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DISINHERITANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disinheritance mean? 

DISINHERITANCE (noun)
  The noun DISINHERITANCE has 1 sense:

1. the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inheritplay

  Familiarity information: DISINHERITANCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISINHERITANCE (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)


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