Law showing neglect of moral duty: said esp. of a will that unreasonably deprives an heir of a just inheritance
Origin of inofficious
Classical Latin inofficiosus, undutiful: see in- and officiousinofficious
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Adjective
(comparative more inofficious, superlative most inofficious)
- (obsolete) Indifferent to obligation or duty.
- (obsolete) Not officious; not civil or attentive.
- (obsolete, law) Contrary to one's natural obligation or duty, as of a testament by which a child is unjustly deprived of inheritance.
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