disinherit
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I can’t tell you to disinherit your son and daughter-in-law, and I can’t tell you not to do so.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
As we divest from its dated narratives and disinherit its archetypes, we need artists who are astute and skilled enough to invent new ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
Fleming severed his relationship with Monique after his mother threatened to disinherit him, an act that would reverberate across his lifetime in pangs of sadness and despair.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2024
Attorneys for two of Franklin's sons had asserted their half-brother Ted White "wants to disinherit" them.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2023
“If you’re not in Gryffindor, we’ll disinherit you,” said Ron, “but no pressure.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Nearly every state in the U.S. has a version of California’s slayer statute, which effectively disinherits beneficiaries who’ve “feloniously and intentionally” killed their benefactors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
When Daemon's conduct becomes intolerable, Viserys disinherits and banishes him.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
If she disinherits me, her only child, I can’t make it up to my half-siblings.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2021
He disinherits Lewis, leaving him only the ill-fated collection.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2015
He disinherits his poor nephew Eugenie, and, to make sure that the latter will not get any money out of him, resolves to marry.
From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by William Joseph Long
By then, Evelyn has also learned that Laura’s father disinherited her shortly before his sudden death, though Laura refuses to explain why.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
“I believe there was a will that disinherited us somewhere,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
For Thurman, hatred is the real threat of occupation because it disguises itself as common sense and self-protection, then spreads through the disinherited as the cancer it becomes.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024
I’m also confused as to how your half siblings are connected to you being disinherited by your mom.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2021
“Murenga disinherited his son. Proud announced he was going to earn his own fortune. He came here.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
But for Marcus to follow this precedent would mean disinheriting his child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
She must understand what it means and the effect it will have — in this case, disinheriting her other legal heirs.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
Another post suggested disinheriting children, and deploying "your thoughts about the estrangement in the will as a last word."
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2024
In reality, disinheriting a spouse can be extremely hard to do.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2021
I can’t help being blunt, and being very angry, too, when I hear you talk of disinheriting so good, so worthy a young gentleman as your nephew, my master.
From Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker
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