fee-simple

  • 21fee simple on condition subsequent — see fee simple Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 22fee simple defeasible — n. An estate that can end if a particular event does or does not happen; also called a fee simple deter minable. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 23fee simple absolute in possession — the freehold estate that most closely approximates to absolute ownership in English property law. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …

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  • 24fee simple — fee′ sim′ple n. law See under fee 2), a) • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < AF …

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  • 25fee simple subject to condition subsequent — noun A defeasible fee created with language reserving the right of the grantor to reclaim ownership of the land upon the occurrence of a specified condition (e.g. if X event occurs, grantor reserves the right to reenter and retake ); upon… …

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  • 26fee simple subject to executory interest — noun 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 revest in a third party identified by the grantor if that condition comes about. Syn:… …

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  • 27fee simple determinable — noun 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. See Also: fee simple… …

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  • 28fee simple defeasible — noun (plural fees simple defeasible) : a fee simple estate that may come to an end under a stipulated provision; sometimes : fee simple determinable …

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  • 29fee simple absolute — noun (plural fees simple absolute) : a fee simple that has no limitation, qualification, or condition affecting it and is the maximum possible ownership in real estate under system of property founded on the English common law …

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  • 30fee simple determinable — noun (plural fees simple determinable) : a fee simple estate subject by the provisions of the instrument creating it to come to an end automatically upon the occurrence of an event stated therein …

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