estate for years

estate for years
estate for years see estate 1

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

estate for years
n. An interest in land for a specific and predetermined period of time.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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  • estate for years — An estate which must expire at a period certain, fixed in advance. United States v First Nat. Bank (CA5 Ala) 74 F2d 360. An interest arising from an agreement or contract for the possession of lands or tenements for some definite period, such… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • years, estate for — n. An interest in land for a specific and predetermined period of time. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …   Law dictionary

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  • term for years — See estate for years; tenancy for years …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • estate — es·tate /i stāt/ n [Anglo French estat, literally, state, condition, from Old French, from Latin status, from stare to stand] 1: the interest of a particular degree, nature, quality, or extent that one has in land or other property compare fee;… …   Law dictionary

  • estate — The degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest which a person has in real and personal property. An estate in lands, tenements, and hereditaments signifies such interest as the tenant has therein. 2 Bl.Comm. 103. The condition or… …   Black's law dictionary

  • estate — The degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest which a person has in real and personal property. An estate in lands, tenements, and hereditaments signifies such interest as the tenant has therein. 2 Bl.Comm. 103. The condition or… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Estate (law) — An estate is the net worth of a person at any point in time. It is the sum of a person s assets legal rights, interests and entitlements to property of any kind less all liabilities at that time. The issue is of special legal significance on a… …   Wikipedia

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