Disinheritance Legal Meaning and Definition

Here is a simplified definition of the legal term Disinheritance.

Disinheritance
(noun)

Disinheritance refers to the deliberate act of denying someone who might normally expect to receive an inheritance from gaining one's property or rights after their death. This typically involves an explicit change in a legal document such as a will, clearly stating the wish to exclude that particular person from the inheritance.