inheritance

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[ US /ˌɪnˈhɛɹətəns/ ]
[ UK /ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/ ]
NOUN
  1. (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
  2. that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
  3. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
    my only inheritance was my mother's blessing
    the world's heritage of knowledge
  4. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
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How To Use inheritance In A Sentence

  • It should be appreciated that brothers, sisters, stepbrothers and stepsisters are not entitled to any share of the inheritance when children and parents of the deceased are alive.
  • Physical characteristics are determined by genetic inheritance.
  • They used the inheritance to pay off their outstanding loan.
  • Real estate, the title to which is conveyed by deed, as distinguished from other estates in land, is called an _estate of inheritance_. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens.
  • Those who held bookland were territorial lords with local interests, and were thus far more likely to seek terms with the Danish invaders, if they could save all or part of their inheritance.
  • There are many horror stories about an ex-spouse getting the proceeds of a big life insurance policy or the accidental disinheritance of a child because the owner never changed the beneficiary," Norfolk warns. How To Protect Your Spouse Financially After You're Gone
  • Moreover, the legal status of leasehold titles needs clarification whilst provisions for the transfer and inheritance of leases will improve security of tenure.
  • In recent years, inheritance law has been revised to allow women to inherit more easily.
  • I have called draughtsmanship of this quality an inheritance -- I might have called it perhaps with better propriety a monument. First and Last
  • It is not a mere matter of citizenship; it is a birthright and a shared inheritance.
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