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heir at law

noun

Definition of heir at law

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a person who has the right to inherit property all of the heirs at law must be located before settlement of the estate is completed

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Michael’s only daughter says she has been forced to spend her own resources to ask the court to order a partial distribution of $600 million to the heirs’ family trust as the beneficiary of Jackson’s estate.

— Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Ruiz-Picasso’s complaint was made on behalf of nine heirs to the artist.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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