Tag: Estates

  • Building

    Anything erected by art, and fixed upon or in the soil, composed of different pieces connected together and designed for stand more or less permanently, enclosing a space within its walls, and usually, but not necessarily, covered with a roof.

  • Interest

    Interest

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Interest Meaning of Interest In relation to being objectively concerned in something, by having a right or title to, a claim upon, or a share in. legal concern in a thing; especially right or title to […]

  • Merger

    Merger

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Merger Meaning of Merger In relation to corporations, the term denotes the amalgamation of two corporations to form a new one. The absorption of one corporation by another, which retains its name and […]

  • Ownership

    Ownership

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Ownership Meaning of Ownership The right by which a thing belongs to some one in particular to the exclusion of all others. Civ. Code La. art. 480. See Ovraer. Browse You might be interested in […]

  • Ademption By Extinction

    Meaning of Ademption by Extinction In this law dictionary, the legal term ademption by extinction is a kind of the Wills, Estates class. Resources See Also Wills Wills Estates

  • Ademption By Extinction

    Meaning of Ademption by Extinction In this law dictionary, the legal term ademption by extinction is a kind of the Wills, Estates class. Resources See Also Wills Wills Estates

  • Expectancy

    The interest of one who merely foresees or expects that he may receive a future benefit but has no present enforceable right to same. The bare hope of succession to the property of another such as may be entertained by an heir apparent . An interest in expectancy is therefore […]

  • Severance

    The act of severing. partition . Division. In relation to joint tenancy , it is the destruction of the unities essential for the formation and continuance of joint tenancy .

  • Severance

    The act of severing. partition . Division. In relation to joint tenancy , it is the destruction of the unities essential for the formation and continuance of joint tenancy .

  • Farm

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Farm Meaning of Farm A tract of land held for the purpose of cultivation. Sometimes used to denote a tract of land used for dairy, poultry raising and such similar purposes. Originally, the term denoted […]

  • Farm

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Farm Meaning of Farm A tract of land held for the purpose of cultivation. Sometimes used to denote a tract of land used for dairy, poultry raising and such similar purposes. Originally, the term denoted […]

  • Barn

    Barn

  • Freehold

    An estate in land of indeterminate duration. It may be one of inheritance , that is, in fee simple or not of inheritance but for life. An estate held by free tenure as distinguished from copyhold or villeinage . It was originally an estate held by a free man , as opposed to villeinage.

  • Tenant Law

    Tenant Law

  • Tenant Law

    Tenant Law