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An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: estate for life
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: estate
Narrower terms: dower
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Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
пожизнена собственост
(požiznena sobstvenost)
— An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
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Finnish:
elinikäinen nautintaoikeus
— An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
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Finnish:
syytinki
— An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
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French:
domaine viager
— An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
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French:
propriété viagère
— An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
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German:
Leibgedinge
— An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
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German:
Altenteil
— An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
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German:
Auszugshaus
— An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
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German:
Korbhaus
— An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
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German:
Stöckli
— An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
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Polish:
majątek w użytkowaniu dożywotnim
— An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
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Ottoman Turkish:
قید حیات
(kayd hayat)
— An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
