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legal heir

noun as in heir presumptive

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Other censored references to Mr. Xi include “Mr. S—t Pit,” “People’s Leader,” “Xi Foreskin,” “Be the Emperor Clown,” “Legal Heir of Tiananmen” and “Unlimited Re-election.”

The legal heir determination process was completed on May 26, and last week the county announced its plan to return the land.

Formal adoption - where people permanently adopt a child, give them their surname and make them their legal heir, is not accepted in Islam due to the importance of respecting lineage, and not practised in Egypt, although people are encouraged to sponsor children or foster them.

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Even the editor of Debrett’s ruled Dillon was a legal heir, because his gender should be taken as presented: male.

He said that as his daughter’s sole legal heir, the duty of arranging the funeral is his.

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

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