heir at law
legal heir
heir general

Again, the children of the new wife were legitimate and lawful heirs.

"You murdered him, because he was the lawful heir to Meara after me!"

My lawful heirs are a grandson unseasoned in war and a granddaughter.

"I received a letter from him later, stating that you were recognized as a lawful heir by the provisions of the will.

The custody of the planet resides with the Council until we determine the lawful heir."

He - like my brothers and my cousin Marcia - is a lawful heir to his proper portion.

A concubine was a free woman, often dowered for marriage, and her children were legitimate and lawful heirs.

He then declared that there were no lawful heirs and the estates were reverted to the crown.

"To my lawful heirs here assembled," mocked Jasper, repeating the phraseology of the document.

Still, if my uncle here wishes to adopt me, I thank him, though his lawful heirs may not, and the matter is one that can be considered."

"Feds get that every time a machine gun changes hands, other than dealer-to-dealer, inheritance by lawful heir, or sale to or from a police department."

Thus emerged the principle of the unavailability of the crown - no person or body could divert the succession from the lawful heir.

Any legitimate child of Afonso and Nevada could become the lawful heir to the Portuguese throne.

I want you to stand up before the realm and proclaim that I am your son and your lawful heir."

These lands were then granted to Torquil Connanach as his lawful heir, and he only received them back in life-rent.

His name was Urco, and he was jealous of and hated Kari the lawful heir.

Ruairi was only released from captivity by agreeing to recognise Torquil Connanach as his lawful heir.

Jaime Lannister murdered the rightful king, after Robert killed his lawful heir on the Trident.

Then a book circulated claiming that Catherine was lawful heir and not Mary, Queen of Scots.

Joan, since she had no lawful heir, adopted her nephew, Charles de la Paix (so called after the peace of Trevisa).

In this, he made several territorial concessions and agreed to pay a relief of 20,000 marks in return for Philip recognising him as Richard's lawful heir.

The heir to the kingdom was lost at birth, and the players must determine the identity and location of the lawful heir of Vestland.

In 1811 the Assembly (Skupština) not only confirmed him as supreme leader, but also recognised the hereditary principle by pledging loyalty to 'his lawful heirs'.

Daljunkern led the revolt as pretender to the regency, claiming to be the lawful heir of Sten Sture.

"Of course it could be argued," Rakhal of Scathfell said, "that my son is lawful heir to Aldaran, anyway.

Of the 12 legal heirs, only Christine has considered living there.

After all, I have no legal heir, not even a distant cousin.

Whether he does or not, Yaemon is his legal heir.

If he died with no other legal heir, I would inherit his property.

My plan was to force him to recognize Maudrayne's son as his legal heir.

However, you are my adopted son and my only legal heir.

She conceived by him, the child to be the legal heir of the ghost."

Also, they cited Louisiana law that does not recognize a child conceived after the father's death as a legal heir.

The regulations, passed last year, permit children who are legal heirs to disinter their parents.

Left unsaid is the fact that I've been hired by the body's sole legal heir.

They had to raise up legal heirs through various Old Testament practices.

Under the 1984 law, the property reverts at the owner's death to the tribe, which becomes in effect the only legal heir.

Ascanio is now his legal heir, and Jamie is out.

Women in the indigenous communities were recognized as legal heirs and protectors of their family's properties.

Firstly, though, she was the legal heir, so she would have inherited without their help.

The financial aspirations of the legal heirs, however, frustrated any hope of compromise.

Obrenović dynasty is a legal heir to the throne of Serbia.

Her husband had named her his sole legal heir in his last will.

The headrights could be inherited by legal heirs, including non-Osage.

Legal heirs were exempted from transfer fees and other liabilities.

At the same time he requested that his two daughters be recognized as his legal heirs.

The temple is under the maintenance of the legal heirs of the Goddess.

You are not even a legal heir.

"What right do they have to demand that of you, when you are Shigeru's legal heir?"