defeasible

defeasible
de·fea·si·ble /di-'fē-zə-bəl/ adj: subject to or capable of being annulled or made void
a defeasible interest
his rights are not defeasible by agreement — J. D. Calamari and J. M. Perillo

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

defeasible
I adjective confutable, dismissible, disprovable, dissoluble, functus officio, nullifiable, refutable, removable, revocable, subject to being abrogated, subject to being annulled, subject to being cancelled, subject to being divested, subject to being invalidated, subject to being repealed, subject to being retracted, subject to being revoked, subject to being taken away, subject to being withdrawn, terminable, voidable associated concepts: defeasible deed, defeasible estate, defeasible fee, defeasible interest, defeasible remainder, defeasible title, determinable fee II index terminable, voidable

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


defeasible
adj.
Able to be revoked, nullified, or undone; usually applied to estates and land interests that are subject to a conditional limitation and are not absolute.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


defeasible
adj. Description of a right or interest that is capable of being terminated, or which will terminate upon occurrence of a condition subsequent.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


defeasible
Potentially subject to defeat, termination, or annulment upon the occurrence of a future action or event, or the performance of a condition subsequent.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


defeasible
Potentially subject to defeat, termination, or annulment upon the occurrence of a future action or event, or the performance of a condition subsequent.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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