Determinable

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Meaning of Determinable

liable to come to an end upon the happening of a certain contingency, susceptible of being determined. An interest or estate in land is said to be determinable when it is liable to be determined or come to an end, whether by limitation , passage of time, merger , surrender or otherwise . A determinable fee, however, may last forever and never be terminated unless it is in accordance with the grant or devise under which it is created. See Reichard v Chicago, B&Q.R. Co., 1 N. W.2d721,231 Iowa563. Also see base fee .

Determinable Alternative Definition

Liable to come to an end by the happening of a contingency: as, a determinable fee. See 2 Bouv, Inst, note 1695.

Synonyms of Determinable

(Ascertainable), adjective

  • accountable
  • admitting of decision
  • amenable to measurement
  • appraisable
  • appreciable
  • assessable
  • capable of decision
  • certifiable
  • cognizable
  • computable
  • construable
  • countable
  • decipherable
  • deducible
  • definable
  • detectible
  • discernible
  • discoverable
  • distinguishable
  • estimable
  • explainable
  • explicable
  • fathomable
  • fixable
  • gaugeable
  • interpretable
  • judicable
  • knowable
  • measurable
  • mensurable
  • noticeable
  • observable
  • perceivable
  • perceptible
  • resolvable
  • solvable
  • subject to measurement
  • surveyable
  • that may be determined
  • translatable
  • verifiable
  • workable
  • Associated Concepts: determinable period of usefulnessforeign phrases: Terminus annorum certus debet esse et determinatus
  • A term of years ought to be certain and determinate

(Liable to be terminated), adjective

  • approaching an end
  • approaching the finish
  • coming to an end
  • drawing to a close
  • having the possibility of termination
  • liable to be completed
  • liable to be discontinued
  • liable to be dropped
  • liable to be ended
  • liable to come to an end
  • liable to expire
  • nearing completion
  • subject to be concluded
  • subject to cancellation
  • subject to discontinuance
  • subject to termination
  • terminable
  • with the end in sight
  • Associated Concepts: determinable fee
  • determinable interest
  • determinable remainder in fee

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Base Fee, Bill Of Exchange, Estate, Estate For Life Or Life Estate, Estate For Years, Possibility Of Reverter, Promissory Note, Qualified Estate, So Long As.

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