disinherit

Example Sentences

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He told the jury White “wants to disinherit his two brothers. Teddy wants it all.”

From Washington Times

Attorneys for two of Franklin's sons had asserted their half-brother Ted White "wants to disinherit" them.

From BBC

“Teddy wants to disinherit his two brothers. Teddy wants it all,” Smith told the jury in the sharpest remark during final arguments.

From Seattle Times

He would rather disinherit his own family than believe his own wife.

From New York Times

It used to hang in the house of Rachel’s nephew, Siegfried Sassoon, which he bought with a legacy after her death — a great mercy, as Siegfried’s father was disinherited for marrying a gentile.

From New York Times