Example Sentences

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But, since the heirs at law are all convened, I shall now proceed to open the last will and testament of your deceased relative, according to law.

From McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes

Now, listen to this: 'Next of kin; information wanted concerning the whereabouts of James Douglas Carmichael, or his heirs at law.

From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John

I left Mallet and Leonard Lewis my heirs at law if I escaped, and my trustees should I be caught.

From Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast by Cooper, James Fenimore

These, and many other matters,--bequests in trust, succession of men dying intestate, heirs at law, etc.,--were regulated by the Romans in ways on which our modern legislators have improved little or none.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements by Lord, John

"Then the estate reverts to the heirs at law, and you receive an annuity of one hundred pounds, payable quarterly."

From Arizona Nights by White, Stewart Edward