"pretermitted heir" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pretermitted heirs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pretermitted heir (plural pretermitted heirs)
  1. (law) A person who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator did not know of the party or of the relationship at the time the will was written. Wikipedia link: pretermitted heir Categories (topical): Law, People Related terms: pretermitted child, pretermitted spouse
    Sense id: en-pretermitted_heir-en-noun-Dy8n4ppc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

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