"pretermitted child" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pretermitted children [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|pretermitted children}} pretermitted child (plural pretermitted children)
  1. (law) A child who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator did not know of the child at the time the will was written, usually because the child was not yet born. Wikipedia link: pretermitted child Categories (topical): Law, People Related terms: pretermitted heir, pretermitted spouse

Inflected forms

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