Legal Definition and Related Resources of Inhabitant
Meaning of Inhabitant
One who actually and permanenti; resides in a given place , and has his domici there . imports something more permaner than resident . In re Guardianship ol| La Velie. 230 N. W.2d213, 194 Neb. 91. In its ordinary sense a dweller, or one who dwells or resides permanently in a place, or who has a fixed residence , as distinguished from an occasional lodger or visitor.
Inhabitant Alternative Definition
(Lat. in, in, habeo, to dwell). One who has a habitation at a given place. It embraces locality of existence; refers to the place of a person’s actual residence and excludes the idea of occasional or temporary residence. 3 111. 396, 403. See “Habitation.” The term is one whose meaning varies with the context. 10 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 771. Used n the tax laws as convertible with ”resident.” In making residence a test of taxability, the statute looks only to an actual inhabitancy for some permanent period and purpose, at a prescribed time, 48 Barb. (N. Y.) 51.
Synonyms of Inhabitant
noun
- abider
- addressee
- boarder
- citizen
- cohabitant
- denizen
- dweller
- habitant
- habitator
- homo
- householder
- incola
- indweller
- inhabiter
- inmate
- lodger
- native
- occupant
- occupier
- permanent resident
- resident
- residentiary
- settler
- sojourner
- tenant Associated Concepts: citizenry
- residency
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