life estate

Other forms: life estates

Definitions of life estate
  1. noun
    (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it
    synonyms: estate for life
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    types:
    dower
    a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
    type of:
    estate
    everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
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