life estate pur autre vie
life estate pur autre vie noun: an estate in land which is given by a grantor to a party only for the duration of the life of a third party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that third party.
Noun
life estate pur autre vie (plural life estates pur autre vie)
- An estate in land which is given by a grantor to a party only for the duration of the life of a third party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that third party.
- Joe gives property "to Mike for the life of Bob"; Joe has created a life estate pur autre vie for Mike, but when Bob dies, the property automatically reverts to Joe.
Forms of life estate pur autre vie
| plural | life estates pur autre vie |
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Origin of life estate pur autre vie
From life estate + Old French pur ("for"), autre ("another"), vie ("life").
Questions about life estate pur autre vie
- What does life estate pur autre vie mean?
- Life estate pur autre vie means an estate in land which is given by a grantor to a party only for the duration of the life of a third party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that third party.
- What part of speech is life estate pur autre vie?
- Life estate pur autre vie is a noun.
- What is the plural of life estate pur autre vie?
- The plural of life estate pur autre vie is life estates pur autre vie.
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