legal heir

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By Wednesday, officials had issued a death certificate and legal heir documents, and the bank said the money had been handed over to the woman's family members.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Your uncle’s wife is not a legal heir or a direct descendant of your grandmother.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

Given the lack of any legal heir, Josephina, Morf, and Rhodora are all fully ready to lie about how they acquired his work, and take full advantage of its instant popularity.

From The Verge • Feb. 1, 2019

If you perish without a legal heir or lose all your territory, it’s game over.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2012

During the contests for the sovereignty between the usurper and the legal heir, the leader of the royal party, Hansraj, the governor of Mandvi, sought the aid of the British.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various