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heirs at law

noun

plural of heir at law

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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This new law permanently eliminated the expiration date to allow Holocaust survivors and their heirs to indefinitely pursue the recovery of these works of art.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Two new lawsuits, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, by Jewish heirs or their representatives seek the return of artwork taken by the Nazis during World War II and now held by prominent museums.

— News Desk, Artforum, 18 Sep. 2026

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