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Heiress

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002419

A female individual who is legally entitled to inherit property, either through a will or by laws of intestacy. The term specifically denotes a woman who is an heir. In modern legal contexts, the distinction between 'heir' and 'heiress' is largely historical, as gender typically does not affect inheritance rights.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002419
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002419",
  "term": "Heiress",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A female individual who is legally entitled to inherit property, either through a will or by laws of intestacy. The term specifically denotes a woman who is an heir. In modern legal contexts, the distinction between 'heir' and 'heiress' is largely historical, as gender typically does not affect inheritance rights.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/heiress/"
}

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