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disinherit

/dis-in-her-it/US // ˌdɪs ɪnˈhɛr ɪt //UK // (ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛrɪt) //

剥夺继承权,剥夺财产继承权,断绝关系,剥夺财产

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Law. to exclude from inheritance.
    • : to deprive of a heritage, country, right, privilege, etc.: the disinherited peoples of the earth.

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Examples

  • Over the weekend, the three-term senator was disinherited by her GOP family in Alaska.

  • The attorney suggested Bettencourt might try to disinherit her daughter for “ingratitude.”

  • Simeon had threatened to disinherit Barry; and Barry had called his father a d––––d obstinate old fool.

  • So, much against his will, he was obliged to disinherit the young man, and to forbid him to come to court.

  • Lopez did not suppose that the old man would disinherit his son altogether,—did not, perhaps, wish it.

  • However, I heartily hope his uncle will disinherit him, for he's a poor fool as well as a sorry fellow.

  • Did he hope that Mr. Carvel, in a fit of anger, would disinherit me when he found I had deceived him?