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executory interest

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A third-party interest in an estate in land created by the conditions of a grant wherein the grantor gives the land to a second party, but with said land going to a third party upon the occurrence of a condition; an interest created subject to a fee simple subject to executory interest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

  • Joe gives land "to Mike, but if Harry graduates from law school, to Harry". Harry has an executory interest which he can realize by graduating from law school; Mike owns the land subject to Harry's executory interest.

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