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disinherit

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To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary succession; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into possession of any property or right, which, by law or custom, would devolve on him in the course of descent.

To deprive of heritage; to dispossess.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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But the thing that I saw in your face No power can disinherit No bomb that ever burst Shatters the crystal spirit. George Orwell

At his death he reportedly wanted to disinherit his eldest son but was persuaded to divide the Norman dominions between his two eldest sons. Source: Internet

His advisers, however, told him that he could not disinherit only one of his sisters, but that he would have to disinherit Elizabeth as well, even though she was a Protestant. Source: Internet

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