as in heirs
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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heirs
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The heirs feel the weight of it early.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026 -
An 1888 Paul Cézanne watercolor of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire, featured in the Fondation Beyeler‘s recent exhibition dedicated to the artist, once belonged to a Jewish collector whose heirs are mounting a case to prove it was lost due to persecution during the Nazi era, reports the Art Newspaper.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
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“Heirs at law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heirs%20at%20law. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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