inheritance definition

inheritance

Property received from an ancestor either through a will or (if no will exists) from the operation of intestacy or succession laws. See also legacy.

inheritance is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.

inheritance appears in the definitions of the following terms: object oriented programming (OOP), gift tax, transfer tax, words of procreation, legal aid, legacy and cost basis

inheritance appears in the other term: inheritance tax

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