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  • 91inheritance — n. [OF. enheritance] The sum of all characters or qualities transmitted by the germ cells from generation to generation …

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  • 92inheritance powder — noun Any of several poisons used for murder, but especially arsenic and to a lesser extent, thallium …

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  • 93inheritance tax — noun A tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the beneficiaries of the estate. Syn: death duty, estate tax …

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  • 94inheritance — noun /ɪnˈhɛɹətəns/ a) The passing of title to an estate upon death. b) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament. See Also: inherit, inheritable, inheritor, preheritance …

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  • 95inheritance — Synonyms and related words: Altmann theory, DNA, De Vries theory, Galtonian theory, Mendelianism, Mendelism, RNA, Verworn theory, Weismann theory, Weismannism, Wiesner theory, allele, allelomorph, attested copy, bequeathal, bequest, birth,… …

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  • 96inheritance — ● ►en n. f. ►OROBJ Version anglaise de l héritage en programmation objet. On peut utiliser systématique la version française …

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  • 97inheritance — Unlike all other law codes from the ancient Middle East, widows in Israel could not inherit property from deceased husbands, and daughters only inherited if there were no sons. Hence Naomi s cry of despair (Ruth 1:13, 21). There would be no… …

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  • 98inheritance — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. legacy, bequest, patrimony, heritage; see estate 2 , gift 1 . See Synonym Study at heritage . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. legacy, bequest, estate, birthright, endowment, gift heirloom. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1 …

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  • 99inheritance tax — in heritance .tax n [U] a tax that you have to pay when you receive money or property from someone who has died …

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  • 100inheritance tax — in heritance ,tax noun uncount tax you pay on the money or property that you get from someone who has died …

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