相そう続ぞく争あらそい

noun

inheritance dispute; succession dispute

Refers to a conflict over the distribution of an estate or the right to succeed to a position or title.

• 彼かれの死し後ご、遺い族ぞくの間あいだで相そう続ぞく争あらそいが起おきた。

  After his death, an inheritance dispute arose among the surviving family members.

• 会かい社しゃの相そう続ぞく争あらそいが裁さい判ばんに発はっ展てんした。

  The succession dispute over the company escalated into a lawsuit.