Phrase guide

joint tenancy

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of ownership by two or more individuals in which the share in the asset belonging to any of the owners passes automatically to the other owners upon death, without requiring probate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: gezamenhandse eigendom — Translations
  • Dutch: gezamenlijke eigendom — Translations
  • French: propriété en main commune — Translations
  • French: propriété commune — Translations
  • German: Gesamthandseigentum — Translations
  • German: Gesamteigentum — Translations
  • Italian: proprietà in mano comune — Translations
  • Italian: proprietà comune — Translations
  • Portuguese: mancomunhão — Translations
  • Spanish: comunidad germánica — Translations
  • Spanish: comunidad de mano común — Translations
  • Spanish: propriedad mancomunada — Translations
  • Welsh: cyd-denantiaeth — Translations