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Examples of heir at law in a Sentence
all of the heirs at law must be located before settlement of the estate is completed
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But what if the distributees – either the will beneficiaries or the heirs at law – do not like the scheme?
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1684, in the meaning defined above
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“Heir at law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heir%20at%20law. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
heir at law
see heir
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