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tenancy in common

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 each owner has a distinct, separately transferable interest which does not pass to the other owner or owners upon death.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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  • Afrikaans: mede-eiendom — Translations
  • Dutch: mede-eigendom — Translations
  • Dutch: onverdeeldheid — Translations
  • Finnish: yhteisomistus — Translations
  • French: indivision — Translations
  • French: copropriété indivise — Translations
  • German: Miteigentum — Translations
  • Italian: comproprietà — Translations
  • Polish: współwładanie nieruchomością — Translations
  • Portuguese: compropriedade — Translations
  • Portuguese: condomínio — Translations
  • Romanian: indiviziune — Translations
  • Spanish: comunidad romana — Translations
  • Spanish: proindivisión — Translations