"heir-at-law" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: heirs-at-law [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|heirs-at-law}} heir-at-law (plural heirs-at-law)
  1. (law) A person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate. Categories (topical): Law, People Synonyms: heir at law, legal heir, statutory heir Translations (a person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate): ทายาทโดยธรรม (taa-yâat-dooi-tam) (Thai), etifedd-yng-nghyfraith [masculine] (Welsh), etifedd deddfol [masculine] (Welsh)

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