Unworthy - Law Dictionary Search Results
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unworthy : not meritorious ;specif in the civil law of Louisiana : being or relating to an heir who is deprived of the right to inherit from a person because of a failure in a duty towards the person un·wor·thi·ness n ...
heir
heir : 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 used in jurisdictions whose law is based on English common law called also heir at law heir general legal heir compare issue b in the civil law of Louisiana : one who succeeds to the estate of a person by will or esp. by operation of law see also intestacy, unworthy compare ancestor, devisee, legatee, next of kin, successor apparent heir : heir apparent in this entry beneficiary heir in the civil law of Louisiana : an heir who exercises the benefit of inventory which limits the amount of his or her liability for the decedent's debts bod·i·ly heir : heir of the body in this entry forced heir : an heir who cannot be disinherited except for causes recognized by law ;esp in the civil law of Louisiana : an heir who because of yo...
chagrined
feeling vexed especially due to feeling inferior or unworthy and hence embarrassed as chagrined at the poor sales of his book...
Degenerate
Having become worse than ones kind or ones former state having declined in worth having lost in goodness deteriorated degraded unworthy base low...
Desecrate
To divest of a sacred character or office to divert from a sacred purpose to violate the sanctity of to profane to put to an unworthy use the opposite of consecrate...
Disdain
A feeling of contempt and aversion the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one scorn...
Dishonor
To deprive of honor to disgrace to bring reproach or shame on to treat with indignity or as unworthy in the sight of others to stain the character of to lessen the reputation of as the duelist dishonors himself to maintain his honor...
Disingenuous
Not noble unbecoming true honor or dignity mean unworthy as disingenuous conduct or schemes...
disregard
Not to regard to pay no heed to to omit to take notice of to neglect to observe to slight as unworthy of regard or notice as to disregard the admonitions of conscience...
Disworship
To refuse to worship to treat as unworthy...
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