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disinherit

/ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛɹɪt/

Meanings
verb
To exclude from inheritance; to disown.

Examples :

"My aunt disinherited my cousin because he had repeatedly harmed her financially. "
family property law

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disown verb

/dɪsˈəʊn/

To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

"Lord Capulet and his wife threatened to disown their daughter Juliet if she didn’t go through with marrying Count Paris."

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

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inheritance noun

/ɪnˈhɛɹətəns/

The passing of title to an estate upon death.

"Upon her grandfather's death, she received a house as inheritance. "

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because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

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had verb

/hæd/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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cousin noun

/ˈkʌz.n̩/ /ˈkʌz.ɪn/

The child of a person's uncle or aunt; a first cousin.

"I think my cousin is a good man."

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repeatedly adverb

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/

Done several times or in repetition.

"He repeatedly violated the court order, and shall now be punished."

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harmed verb

/hɑrmd/ /hɑːmd/

To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something.

"The fallen tree branch harmed the car, leaving a large dent. "

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aunt noun

/ɑ(ː)nt/ /ænt/ /ant/ /eɪnt/

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

"My aunt is a teacher at the school where my brother goes. "

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exclude verb

/ɪksˈkluːd/

To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out.

"The school rules explicitly exclude students who have not paid their fees. "

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disinherited verb

/ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪtɪd/ /ˌdɪsɪnˈerɪtɪd/

To exclude from inheritance; to disown.

"Because of his constant gambling, John was disinherited by his father and received nothing from the will. "

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financially adverb

/faɪˈnænʃəli/ /fəˈnænʃəli/

In terms of finance or money.

"He helped his daughter out financially, paying her rent and utilities, until she recovered from the accident."