DISINHERITANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("disinheritance" is a kind of...):

discontinuance; discontinuation (the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent))

Derivation:

disinherit (prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting)