Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that has a right to a usufruct.
- adjective Of or relating to the nature of a usufruct.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or relating to usufruct; of the nature of a usufruct.
- noun A person who has the usufruct or use and enjoyment of property for a time without having the title. Ayliffe, Parergon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Law) A person who has the use of property and reaps the profits of it.
- adjective (Law) Of or pertaining to a usufruct; having the nature of a usufruct.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a
usufruct . - noun A person who holds
property , or the use ofassets , by usufruct.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who holds property by usufruct
- adjective of or relating to the nature of a usufruct
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Examples
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Ngāti Apa case, the Court of Appeal held that the scope of customary title could range from what it called usufructuary rights to something approaching fee simple.
NZ On Screen 2010
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Perfect usufruct, which is of things which the usufructuary can enjoy without altering their substance, though their substance may be diminished or deteriorated naturally by time or by the use to which they are applied; as a house, a piece of land, animals, furniture and other movable effects.
Hansen and the "Destruction of Creation" « Climate Audit 2007
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France reminded them of the usufructuary laws whereby the debts and past transactions of one French king were not honored by the next.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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France reminded them of the usufructuary laws whereby the debts and past transactions of one French king were not honored by the next.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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France reminded them of the usufructuary laws whereby the debts and past transactions of one French king were not honored by the next.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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Though there remain formidable social and political obstacles to the full realization of these rights, there is growing recognition of the need to take steps to ensure that women acquire effective rights over land and usufructuary rights over other common properties.
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WHEREAS, the late Hugh E. Vincent of New Orleans, Louisiana, whose estate is being administered under No. 304-985 of the docket of the Civil District Court of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, has left a will under which he has named as usufructuary of certain property, his widow Mildred
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The natural or civil death of the usufructuary extinguished the right, as did non-user and the complete loss of the thing.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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In perception of fruits the severance or taking of revenue might be by the owner or by another, as by the usufructuary, the lessee (in locatio-conductio), by the creditor (in antichresis), and by the possessor in good faith.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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If a man as usufructuary is obliged in justice to preserve his life, it follows that he is equally bound to make use of all the ordinary means which are indicated in the usual course of things, namely:
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
grammar commented on the word usufructuary
First came across this while reading All the Names by Saramago on page 60.
December 27, 2006
jmjarmstrong commented on the word usufructuary
JM knowns many usufructuary types and often visits them at home
April 13, 2010