🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

deserdação

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-seh-da-sao

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Disinheritance/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈhɛr.ɪ.təns/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A deserdação do filho mais velho causou conflitos familiares."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of depriving someone of their right to inherit property or a title.

    "The disinheritance of the eldest son caused a rift in the family."
  2. 2

    A legal action or provision that results in someone being excluded from inheriting.

    "The will included a clause for the disinheritance of any child who contested its terms."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'disinheritance' is derived from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'to reverse' or 'remove', combined with 'inheritance', which comes from the Latin 'hereditare', meaning 'to inherit'. The concept has evolved over centuries, particularly in legal contexts, to denote the act of depriving someone of their right to inherit property or titles.

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