Which term refers to excluding a person from receiving under a will?

• A. Disinherit
• B. Bequest
• C. Inherit
• D. Exclude

Answer: (A)

The term for excluding a person from receiving under a will is disinheritance. The action of cutting someone out—intentionally omitting them from the will—is to disinherit, and the person who is excluded is disinherited. This term is used specifically in the context of wills to describe removing a potential beneficiary. By contrast, a bequest is the gift itself, inherit is what a beneficiary does or receives, and exclude is a more general verb that doesn’t capture the formal legal act in a will. For example, a testator might disinherit a child by stating they receive nothing under the will, with the rest of the estate going to other beneficiaries.