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fee simples determinable

fee simples determinable is the plural of fee simple determinable.

Meaning of fee simple determinable

Noun

fee simple determinable (plural fees simple determinable)

  1. A defeasible fee created with clear durational language expressing a condition (e.g. "so long as", "until", "while") which causes ownership of a property to revert to the grantor upon the occurrence of that condition.
    • Joe gives Mike an estate in land "so long as no alcohol is brought onto the property"; this creates a fee simple determinable - if alcohol is brought onto the property, ownership of the land automatically reverts to Joe.

Questions about fee simples determinable

What is fee simples determinable the plural of?
Fee simples determinable is the plural of fee simple determinable.

Words near fee simples determinable in the dictionary

  1. fee simple absolute in possession
  2. fee simple determinable
  3. fee simple subject to condition subsequent
  4. fee simple subject to executory interest
  5. fee simple subject to executory limitation
  6. fee simples determinable
  7. fee splitting
  8. fee splittings
  9. fee tail
  10. fee-faw-fum
  11. fee-faw-fums

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