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life estates pur autre vie

life estates pur autre vie is the plural of life estate pur autre vie.

Meaning of life estate pur autre vie

Noun

life estate pur autre vie (plural life estates pur autre vie)

  1. 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.

Questions about life estates pur autre vie

What is life estates pur autre vie the plural of?
Life estates pur autre vie is the plural of life estate pur autre vie.

Words near life estates pur autre vie in the dictionary

  1. life drawing
  2. life drawings
  3. life estate
  4. life estate pur autre vie
  5. life estates
  6. life estates pur autre vie
  7. life eternal
  8. life event
  9. life events
  10. life everlasting
  11. life expectancies

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