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Sources
- TheFreeDictionary citing
- Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
- Legal Dictionary at TheFreeDictionary.com citing
- A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
Definition
- The term "Heir at law" identifies a person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate.
- The person who was created universal successor by a will, was called the testamentary heir; and the next of kin by blood was, in cases of intestacy, called the heir at law, or heir by intestacy.
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