| NOUN | possession | life estate, estate for life | (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it |
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| Meaning | (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it. | |
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| Synonym | estate for life | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | dower | A life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband |
| Broader | estate | Everything you own |
| Spanish | bienes vitalicios, propiedad vitalicia, usufructo | |
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