disinherit
/dis-in-her-it/US // ˌdɪs ɪnˈhɛr ɪt //UK // (ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛrɪt) //
剥夺继承权,剥夺财产继承权,断绝关系,剥夺财产
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v.有主动词 verb
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- : Law. to exclude from inheritance.
- : to deprive of a heritage, country, right, privilege, etc.: the disinherited peoples of the earth.
Synonyms & Antonyms
verbcut off in will of bequeathal
Examples
Over the weekend, the three-term senator was disinherited by her GOP family in Alaska.
The attorney suggested Bettencourt might try to disinherit her daughter for “ingratitude.”
Simeon had threatened to disinherit Barry; and Barry had called his father a d––––d obstinate old fool.
So, much against his will, he was obliged to disinherit the young man, and to forbid him to come to court.
Lopez did not suppose that the old man would disinherit his son altogether,—did not, perhaps, wish it.
However, I heartily hope his uncle will disinherit him, for he's a poor fool as well as a sorry fellow.
Did he hope that Mr. Carvel, in a fit of anger, would disinherit me when he found I had deceived him?
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