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contingent remainder

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An interest in property that is owned by a party that can not be identified until the interest vests.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

  • Joe leaves property "to Mike for life, and then to Mike's oldest surviving child"; since it is not known who will be Mike's oldest surviving child at the time of Mike's death, ownership of the property is a contingent remainder.

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