Inheritance's the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, and obligations upon the death of an individual. It's long played an important role in human societies. The rules of inheritance differ between societies and have changed over time. Terminology In common law jurisdictions, an heir's a person who's entitled to receive a share of the decedent's property via the rules of inheritance in the jurisdiction where the decedent died or owned property at the time of death. Strictly speaking… (More on Inheritance)