definition of the word disinherit
Disinherit. To cut off from an inheritance. To deprive someone, who would otherwise be an heir to property or another right, of his or her right to inherit. A parent who wishes to disinherit a child may specifically state so in a will. disinherit v. to intentionally take actions to guarantee that a person who would normally inherit upon a party's death (wife, child or closest relative) would get nothing.