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life estate

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  • noun law 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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it

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synonyms (4)

Words with the same meaning

  1. estate for life
  2. life estate pur autre vie
  3. life tenant
  4. tenancy for life

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. estate

hyponyms (1)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. dower

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