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disinherit

dis·in·her·it [ dìssin hérrit ] (past and past participle dis·in·her·it·ed, present participle dis·in·her·it·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·in·her·its)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. deprive somebody of inheritance: to change a will so as to deprive somebody of an inheritance

2. deprive somebody of right: to deprive somebody of a natural or established right or privilege


dis·in·her·i·tance noun
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