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defeasible fee

defeasible fee noun: an estate in land that may be divested from its current owner upon the occurrence of an event set forth by the grantor in the grant.

Noun

defeasible fee (plural defeasible fees)

  1. An estate in land that may be divested from its current owner upon the occurrence of an event set forth by the grantor in the grant.

Forms of defeasible fee

pluraldefeasible fees

Questions about defeasible fee

What does defeasible fee mean?
Defeasible fee means an estate in land that may be divested from its current owner upon the occurrence of an event set forth by the grantor in the grant.
What part of speech is defeasible fee?
Defeasible fee is a noun.
What is the plural of defeasible fee?
The plural of defeasible fee is defeasible fees.

Words near defeasible fee in the dictionary

  1. defeasements
  2. defeases
  3. defeasibilities
  4. defeasibility
  5. defeasible
  6. defeasible fee
  7. defeasible fees
  8. defeasibleness
  9. defeasibly
  10. defeasing
  11. defeat

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