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impartible adjective law specializeduk /ɪmˈpɑː.tə.bəl/ us /ɪmˈper.ə.t̬ə.bəl/ Impartible land or other property cannot be divided, especially when it is passed from someone after they die to another person: impartible inheritanceThis system gave way to impartible inheritance, with one heir alone inheriting. Inheritance in Japan was usually regarded as impartible in that one heir inherited the position and responsibilities of the head. The second option, impartible inheritance, meant keeping all property in common and living under the same roof. Of all the Spanish regions, Catalonia practised the most impartible form of inheritance. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Separating and dividing apheresis atomize bifurcate bifurcation bisect dismemberment dissociable dissociate dissociate yourself from something dissociation parcel something out partible periodization periodize polarize ungraded unjoined unmix unmixable unmixed
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