"laughing heir" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: laughing heirs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} laughing heir (plural laughing heirs)
  1. (law) In the law of inheritance, an heir who is legally entitled to inherit the property of a person who has died, even though that heir is only distantly related to the deceased, and therefore has no reason to feel bereaved over the death. Categories (topical): Law, People Derived forms: laughing heir statute
    Sense id: en-laughing_heir-en-noun-EY2fBq44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

Inflected forms

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