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Definition of heir-at-law in English: heir-at-lawnounPlural heirs-at-law An heir by right of blood, especially to the real property of an intestate. Example sentencesExamples - When the executor or administrator prepares accounts to be approved by the beneficiaries, heirs-at-law or the court, an application for compensation should be included.
- The Bill does not deal with the descent of real property, and the heir-at-law will continue for the present to exist in our system of law.
- The narrator notes that Mr. Smith is regarded by the community as her heir-at-law, or default heir.
- Notice to all heirs-at-law is not required, but all heirs-at-law must be named on the petition.
- The respondent signed her assent to the petitions and obtained the assents of two other heirs-at-law.
- To use the old phrase, the real estate ‘drops like a rock’ to the heirs-at-law.
- The heirs-at-law are determined by kinship to the deceased and are set forth in the Code of Virginia.
- The first grandson gets the next land, not the second son if the heir-at-law dies.
- The heir-at-law abandoned his claims in the city.
Synonyms successor, heiress, next in line, inheritor, heir apparent, heir presumptive, descendant, beneficiary, legatee, scion
Definition of heir-at-law in US English: heir-at-lawnounˈerətˌlô An heir by right of blood, especially to the real property of a person who dies intestate. Example sentencesExamples - The respondent signed her assent to the petitions and obtained the assents of two other heirs-at-law.
- The first grandson gets the next land, not the second son if the heir-at-law dies.
- The heir-at-law abandoned his claims in the city.
- The Bill does not deal with the descent of real property, and the heir-at-law will continue for the present to exist in our system of law.
- The heirs-at-law are determined by kinship to the deceased and are set forth in the Code of Virginia.
- Notice to all heirs-at-law is not required, but all heirs-at-law must be named on the petition.
- To use the old phrase, the real estate ‘drops like a rock’ to the heirs-at-law.
- When the executor or administrator prepares accounts to be approved by the beneficiaries, heirs-at-law or the court, an application for compensation should be included.
- The narrator notes that Mr. Smith is regarded by the community as her heir-at-law, or default heir.
Synonyms successor, heiress, next in line, inheritor, heir apparent, heir presumptive, descendant, beneficiary, legatee, scion
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