Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 3 compound words that contain inheritance. The most common are listed below. Open inheritance in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- inheritance taxA tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the beneficiaries of the estate.
- multiple inheritanceThe ability to inherit from more than one superclass in a single subclass.
- inheritance lawThe area of law pertaining to passing on property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual.
- composition over inheritanceSynonym of composite reuse principle: a technique by which classes may achieve polymorphic behavior and code reuse by containing other classes that implement the desired functionality instead using inheritance.
- classical inheritanceconcept of inheritance where parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclasses
- inheritance taxesplural of inheritance tax: A tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the beneficiaries of the estate.
- widow inheritanceA practice whereby a widow is required to marry a male relative of her late husband, often his brother
- blending inheritanceThe obsolete theory that progeny inherits any characteristic as the average of the parents' values, so for example crossing a red and a white variety of flower would yield pink-flowered offspring.
- particulate inheritanceA pattern of inheritance showing that phenotypic traits can be passed from generation to generation through genes, which can keep their ability to be expressed while not always appearing in a descending generation.
- inheritance powderAny of several poisons used for murder, but especially arsenic and, to a lesser extent, thallium.
- inheritance powdersplural of inheritance powder: Any of several poisons used for murder, but especially arsenic and, to a lesser extent, thallium.
Compound words 3
- noninheritanceLack of inheritance; the state or condition of being noninherited.
- preheritanceTransfer of property to relatives or other beneficiaries prior to death.
- misinheritanceIncorrect inheritance (especially of characteristics)