disherison
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun The act of disinheriting, or of cutting off from inheritance.
Examples
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In the early freedom of the law, Romans might disinherit without cause; later, this liberty was restricted to disherison for just cause, and a legitima, or statutory provision, was prescribed.
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You will find, sir, that the author of the law has not conferred the right of disherison upon any father against any son upon any pretext.
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Unaware, as yet, of the disherison which his mother had visited upon him in his absence, he continued to manage the plantation and conduct all the business pertaining to it in his own name, as he had done ever since the close of the war.
Note
The word 'disherison' comes ultimately from a Latin word meaning 'inheritance'.
