Thesaurus results for DISINHERIT

disinherit

verb

as in to deprive

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Recent Examples of disinherit Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court ruled against the niece, Brianna McKee Haggerty, finding that Bertsch’s later amendments that disinherited Haggerty were valid. —

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024 This presents a similar dilemma to the wife disinheriting her husband in a preceding discussion. —

Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 As an alternative to dower and curtesy, many states instead follow a similar practice known as elective share, De-Witt said. Also known as spousal or statutory share, elective share statutes are meant to prevent a spouse from being disinherited. —

Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2023 That summer, Smith teamed up with Marshall's disinherited older son Howard to sue Pierce, alleging that Pierce conspired for 20 years to take all of his father's fortune for himself. —

Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for disinherit