as in heir
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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heir
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Pressed by reporters about whether Ellison’s Paramount Skydance had a side deal to air public service announcements, the Oracle heir and new CEO of the company said that settlement had been made by prior leadership.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Estate planning for collectors must include both obvious and subtle assets, and heirs should never assume that value is always visible on the surface.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Heir at law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20at%20law. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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