Associations to the word «Defeasible»

Wiktionary

DEFEASIBLE, adjective. (legal) (logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
DEFEASIBLE FEE, noun. (legal) An estate in land that may be divested from its current owner upon the occurrence of an event set forth by the grantor in the grant.
DEFEASIBLE FEES, noun. Plural of defeasible fee

Dictionary definition

DEFEASIBLE, adjective. Capable of being annulled or voided or terminated; "a claim to an estate may be defeasible so long as the claimant is under 21 and unmarried".

Wise words

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