disentail

[dis-en-teyl]

dis·en·tail

[dis-en-teyl]
verb (used with object) Law.
to free (an estate) from entail.

Origin:
1635–45; dis-1 + entail

dis·en·tail·ment, noun
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Disentail is always a great word to know.
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reasonable ground for a belief, as that the accused was guilty of the crime, used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution
the legal seizure and detention of the goods of another as security or satisfaction for debt
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disentail (ˌdɪsɪnˈteɪl)
 
vb
1.  to free (an estate) from entail
 
n
2.  the act of disentailing; disentailment
 
disen'tailment
 
n

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