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inheritance

noun as in possession gained through someone's death

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During the brothers’ two trials, prosecutors argued the killings were motivated by the brothers’ desire to gain access to their multimillion-dollar inheritance.

They accuse the Singapore resident of taking their money with the promise that they would be reimbursed through her inheritance from Brunei's royal family.

From BBC

With some farmers angry with the government over inheritance tax rules and changes to farm payments, why would a young person want to stay in the industry these days?

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"The previous government left us with an unpalatable inheritance in that respect," Pennycook said.

From BBC

A good example of this are the dozens of tractors on Whitehall as farmers in their thousands made their views known about changes to inheritance tax.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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