heirs apparent

noun

Definition of heirs apparentnext
plural of heir apparent
as in heirs at law

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  1. successors
  2. claimants
  3. heirs
Noun
  • As a result, companies that overlook the constant nurturing of successors may end up in jeopardy.
    Jon Michail, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This figure surpasses deportations under both Obama's predecessors and successors, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Migration Policy Institute data reviewed by Newsweek.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of successors
Noun
  • Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, is one of seven claimants suing Associated Newspapers over allegations of voicemail interception — commonly known as phone-hacking — and other serious privacy breaches dating back 30 years.
    Sam Tobin, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Harry and the other claimants' lawsuits, which were filed in 2022, marked the first time Associated had been dragged into the phone-hacking scandal, which emerged more than a decade ago and prompted a public inquiry into the ethics of the press and several criminal trials.
    Sam Tobin, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of claimants
Noun
  • More than a half-century later, a group of Hungarian Holocaust survivors and their heirs sued Hungary and its national railway in 2010, seeking compensation for property the government stole from them.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Leaving your heirs the task of trying to regain access to dozens of online accounts will be both time-consuming and frustrating or in some cases impossible without critical information.
    Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
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