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fee 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 … Useful english dictionary
fee simple — fee sim·ple n pl fees simple [simple without limitation (as to heirs) and unrestricted (as to transfer of ownership)]: a fee that is alienable (as by deed, will, or intestacy) and of potentially indefinite duration; esp: fee simple absolute in… … Law dictionary
Fee simple — is an estate in land in common law. It is the most common way real estate is owned in common law countries, and is ordinarily the most complete ownership interest that can be had in real property short of allodial title, which is often reserved… … Wikipedia
fee simple — Typically, words fee simple standing alone create an absolute estate in devisee and such words followed by a condition or special limitation create a defeasible fee. Babb v. Rand, Me., 345 A.2d 496, 498. === Absolute. A fee simple absolute is an… … Black's law dictionary
fee simple — Typically, words fee simple standing alone create an absolute estate in devisee and such words followed by a condition or special limitation create a defeasible fee. Babb v. Rand, Me., 345 A.2d 496, 498. === Absolute. A fee simple absolute is an… … Black's law dictionary
fee simple — Synonyms and related words: adverse possession, alodium, burgage, claim, colony, copyhold, de facto, de jure, dependency, derivative title, equitable estate, estate at sufferance, estate for life, estate for years, estate in expectancy, estate in … Moby Thesaurus
fee 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… … Wiktionary
fee 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:… … Wiktionary
fee 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… … Wiktionary
fee — n [Middle English, fief, from Old French fé fief, ultimately from a Germanic word akin to Old High German fehu cattle] 1: an inheritable freehold estate in real property; esp: fee simple compare leasehold; life estate at estate … Law dictionary
