as in to deprive
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Recent Examples of disinherit
But in a twist worthy of a telenovela, Rivera disinherited Chiquis just two months before her death.
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
For speaking honestly in King Lear, Cordelia is disinherited and then executed by her lying sisters.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court ruled against the niece, Brianna McKee Haggerty, finding that Bertsch’s later amendments that disinherited Haggerty were valid.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
This presents a similar dilemma to the wife disinheriting her husband in a preceding discussion.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
For speaking honestly in King Lear, Cordelia is disinherited and then executed by her lying sisters.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court ruled against the niece, Brianna McKee Haggerty, finding that Bertsch’s later amendments that disinherited Haggerty were valid.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
This presents a similar dilemma to the wife disinheriting her husband in a preceding discussion.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinherit
deprive
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The indictment alleged Hankison deprived Taylor of the right to be free from unreasonable seizures and deprived her neighbors of the right to be free from the deprivation of liberty without due process of law.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
17 July 2025
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The lawsuit accuses Colorado of depriving Nebraska of as much as 1.3 million acre-feet (about 160,350 hectare-meters) of water from the river over several years that Nebraska is entitled to under a 1923 compact between the states.—
Margery A. Beck,
Denver Post,
16 July 2025
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“Disinherit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinherit. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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