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inheritance

[in-her-i-tuhns] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪ təns /
NOUN
possession gained through someone's death
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As a result, she has taken my inheritance, my older sister’s inheritance and my uncle’s inheritance.

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If you have no dependents and don’t plan to leave an inheritance, permanent life insurance is usually unnecessary.

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“In some severe cases, the plaintiff may have additional remedies through a civil lawsuit for claims like negligence or tortious interference with inheritance rights,” the law firm says.

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First-time buyers are also drawing more heavily on the bank of mum and dad - with almost one in three deposits coming from family gifts, and almost a tenth coming from inheritance.

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Can we legally reject the inheritance through a filing with the probate court?

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