HyperDic: life_estate

English > 1 sense of the expression life estate:
NOUNpossessionlife estate, estate for life(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it
English > life estate: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it.
Synonymestate for life
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
NarrowerdowerA life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
BroaderestateEverything you own
Spanishbienes vitalicios, propiedad vitalicia, usufructo

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