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Heir apparent

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002416

A person who is certain to inherit a title, throne, or property unless they die before the current holder. Their right to inherit cannot be superseded by the birth of another, more closely related individual. This contrasts with an heir presumptive, whose claim can be displaced by a future birth.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002416
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002416",
  "term": "Heir apparent",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A person who is certain to inherit a title, throne, or property unless they die before the current holder. Their right to inherit cannot be superseded by the birth of another, more closely related individual. This contrasts with an heir presumptive, whose claim can be displaced by a future birth.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/heir-apparent/"
}

Record 2,333 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.