inheritance Definition
in·her·it·ance (in her′i təns)
noun
- the action of inheriting
- something inherited or to be inherited; legacy; bequest
- ownership by virtue of birthright; right to inherit
- anything received as if by inheritance from a predecessor
- any characteristic passed on by heredity
Etymology: ME inheritauns < Anglo-Fr & OFr enheritance
inheritance Synonyms
inheritance
n.
inheritance Finance Definition
The
money or property that is received from a deceased persons estate through his
or her will.
inheritance Law Definition
n
- Property received via bequest or intestate succession.
- The act of receiving such property.
inheritance Usage Examples
Converse of object
- forfeit: He has paid the redemption price of the forfeited inheritance.
- divide: In the middle of his teaching, a man interrupted, " Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.
- govern: Eighth house matters The eighth house governs inheritances, and money that belongs to others.
Adjective modifier
- Mendelian: OMIM Home Page ( Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man ) A reference resource on inherited diseases, interlinked to other genome databases.
- autosomal: The risk of a parent with the gene passing the mutation on to a child is 50 % ( autosomal dominant inheritance ).
- recessive: Autosomal recessive inheritance carries a risk of accompanying learning disabilities.
- paternal: I exclude the first as it is going to the wife and it is balanced against the husband's expected paternal inheritance.
- rightful: Emily is a feisty woman fighting for her rightful inheritance.
- sex-linked: There may be a sex-linked inheritance as males are usually affected.
Modifies a noun
- tax: There is no inheritance tax payable on assets left to spouses.
- hierarchy: These concepts are discussed in Chapter 4. Furthermore, several ways to represent inheritance hierarchies are investigated in section 4.3.
- threshold: Here are some key facts: In the 2006/7 financial year, the inheritance tax threshold is set at £ 285,000.
- nil: What is the current inheritance tax nil rate band?
- taxis: Taxation The Bahamas does not levy direct taxes there is no Income, Capital Gains, gift, VAT or Inheritance taxes.
- liability: How, then, is the inheritance tax liability avoided?
Noun used with modifier
thine: A good blunt fellow: why being yonger born Doth he lay claime to thine inheritance?
Preposition: in
kingdom: Doctrine: That it is an evident truth that all unclean persons have no inheritance in the kingdom of God and of Christ.
Preposition: of
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