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disinheritance
[/ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪtəns/]
noun
feminine
pl: disinheritances
deserdação
1.
The act of excluding someone from an inheritance or depriving them of their expected inheritance rights
The wealthy businessman's disinheritance of his eldest son shocked the entire family.
A deserdação do filho mais velho pelo empresário rico chocou toda a família.
2.
The legal process or condition of being disinherited
She contested the disinheritance in court and won her case.
Ela contestou a deserdação em tribunal e ganhou seu caso.
Synonyms
exclusion from inheritance
disinheriting
cutting off
Antonyms
inheritance
bequest
legacy
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
deserdação
standard legal term used in inheritance law
São Paulo
deserdação
formal legal usage
Portugal
deserdação
standard legal term in Portuguese civil law
Related Idioms & Phrases
cut someone out of one's will
written out of the will
left without a penny
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