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<p>The working definition I’m using is emphasizing the breaking off of contact. If it’s just not getting an inheritance, that would be not giving an inheritance or “disinheriting”…and I don’t think that’s nearly as stark as being disowned. :)</p>
<p>For that reason, I really think that local German government which made that ruling are a bunch of dumbkopfs. </p>