Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
pretermitted heir — A child who is not mentioned in a will and whom the court believes was accidentally overlooked by the person who made the will. For example, a child born or adopted after the will is made may be deemed a pretermitted heir. If the court determines … Law dictionary
Pretermitted heir — A pretermitted heir is a term used in the law of property to describe a person who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator (the person who wrote the will) did not know or did not know of the party at the time the will … Wikipedia
pretermitted heir — noun A person who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator did not know of the party or of the relationship at the time the will was written. See Also: pretermitted child, pretermitted spouse … Wiktionary
pretermitted heir — /priytarmitad er/ A child or other descendant omitted by a testator. Where a testator unintentionally fails to mention in his will, or make provision for, a child, either living at the date of the execution of the will or born thereafter, a… … Black's law dictionary
heir — / ar/ n: one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to the possession of property after the death of its owner: as a: one who by operation of law inherits the property and esp. the real property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will… … Law dictionary
heir — /er/ See heirs @ heir apparent An heir whose right of inheritance is indefeasible, provided he outlive the ancestor; as in England the eldest son, or his issue, who must, by the course of the common law, be heir to the father whenever he happens… … Black's law dictionary
heir — /er/ See heirs @ heir apparent An heir whose right of inheritance is indefeasible, provided he outlive the ancestor; as in England the eldest son, or his issue, who must, by the course of the common law, be heir to the father whenever he happens… … Black's law dictionary
pretermitted child — noun A child who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator did not know of the child at the time the will was written, usually because the child was not yet born. See Also: pretermitted heir, pretermitted spouse … Wiktionary
pretermitted spouse — noun A spouse who would likely stand to inherit under a will, but was not included in the will because he or she was not yet married to the testator at the time the will was written. See Also: elective share, pretermitted child, pretermitted heir … Wiktionary
pretermitted child — See pretermitted heir … Ballentine's law dictionary
