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Disinheritance

The act of disinheriting, or the condition of being; disinherited; disherison.

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Discontinuance 76% connected

The act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation; interruption; as,…

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Discontinuation 76% connected

Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance.

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Disinherit 74% connected

To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary succession; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into possession of any property or right, which, by…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disinherit 74% connected

To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary succession; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into possession of any property or right, which, by…

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Acceptance noun · 78% connection

(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

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Contract noun · 78% connection

a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

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Act of God noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Force majeure noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Illegality noun · 78% connection

unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute

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Inevitable accident noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Recission noun · 78% connection

(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the…

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Rescission noun · 78% connection

(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the…

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Unavoidable casualty noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Vis major noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Alkalinuria noun · 78% connection

a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline

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Alkaluria noun · 78% connection

a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline

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Bond noun · 78% connection

A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a f…

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Concubine noun · 78% connection

A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were H…

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Condition noun · 78% connection

To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the condition of.

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Declination noun · 78% connection

a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

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Decline noun · 78% connection

a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

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Dilapidate verb · 78% connection

To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- sa…

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Disheritance noun · 78% connection

The act of disinheriting or state of being disinherited; disinheritance.

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Disinherison verb · 78% connection

Same as Disherison.

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Disposal noun · 78% connection

Regulation of the fate, condition, application, etc., of anything; the transference of anything into new hands, a new place, condition…

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Estate noun · 78% connection

Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation.

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Exheredation noun · 78% connection

A disinheriting; disherisor.

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Exhereditation noun · 78% connection

A disinheriting; disherison.

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Facilitation noun · 78% connection

the condition of being made easy (or easier); "social facilitation is an adaptive condition"

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Fungal infection noun · 78% connection

an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus

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Heat noun · 78% connection

Indication of high temperature; appearance, condition, or color of a body, as indicating its temperature; redness; high color; flush;…

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Heteropathy noun · 78% connection

That mode of treating diseases, by which a morbid condition is removed by inducing an opposite morbid condition to supplant it; allopa…

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