Sentence examples for heirs which from inspiring English sources
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In the trial against Hoffe's heirs, which began in 2009, the state of Israel demanded they hand over all the documents, which included unpublished writings, arguing it was Brod's last will.
He is directly threatened by the potential party funding scandal raised by the "Bettencourt affair" – a legal dispute among the L'Oréal cosmetics heirs which threatens to engulf the government.
But the character of the Government regulation here is extraordinary since it amounts to virtually the abrogation of the right to pass on property to one's heirs, which right has been part of the Anglo-American legal system since feudal times.
The settlement also seeks to resolve an ever-growing headache of the trust system that contributed to the government's problems — especially in the pre-computer era — in keeping track of the allotments: the original owners, most of whom died without leaving wills, have many heirs, which has "fractionalized" the ownership interests.
Many private foundations are chartered to include guaranteed employment for heirs, which can be comforting to donors.
When Peter III ascended the throne in December 1761, his accession manifesto failed to mention Paul as heir, which gave rise to talk that he intended to divorce Catherine and marry his mistress.
His art museum for Huntington Hartford, the A. & P. heir, which elicited a firestorm of criticism when it opened in 1964 at 2 Columbus Circle in New York City, has been vacant for years.
Here's Joe Pickett, executive editor of the American Heritage dictionary: " 'Presumptive nominee' owes some of its flavor to the phrase 'presumptive heir,' which is used in contrast to 'heir apparent.' The presumptive heir is one who is indirectly in line to the throne and will ascend only in the absence of a direct heir.
A few tech companies allow you to identify an online heir, which Google calls an "inactive account manager" and Facebook calls a "legacy contact". Apple has no formal process to pre-identify a digital heir (even if you share a family iCloud account), but Apple support can provide help that might vary by the state you live in.
When Mr. Beschloss retired from Wittnauer in January 1996 after 25 years, he was given a solid-gold Lifetime Plus watch, guaranteed to be repaired free until the death of a designated heir, which he figured would be his 40-year-old middle son, Adam.
