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en·joy·ment n: personal benefit, use, or possession (as of rights or property)widows and widowers were relegated to lifetime enjoyment of the marital estates — W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.; specif: the receipt of the fruits or profits of property see also right of use, usufruct
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(pleasure) noun
amusement, bliss, delectation, delight, diversion, ecstasy, entertainment, exhilaration, fructus, gaiety, gaudium, gratification, gusto, merriment, recreation, refreshment, rejoicing, relaxation, relish, satisfaction, thrill, treat, zest
foreign phrases:
- Omnis privatio praesupponit habitum. — Every privation presupposes a former enjoyment.II (use) noun avail, disposal, employment, habitation, occupancy, occupation, ownership, possession, prerogative, proprietorship, retention, seisin, tenancy, tenure, usuage, utilization associated concepts: adverse enjoyment, covenant of quiet enjoyment III index benefit (betterment), occupancy, satisfaction (fulfilment), use
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.The ability to use and profit from the property one owns. See also quiet enjoyment
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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the exercise of a right; enjoyment nec vi ('without force'), nec clam ('without secrecy') and nec precario ('not being a grant recallable at will') for the appropriate period will result in the prescriptive acquisition of the right.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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1) To exercise a right.2) The use of funds or occupancy of property. (See also: quiet enjoyment)Category: Real Estate & Rental PropertyCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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The exercise of a right; the possession and fruition of a right or privilege. Comfort, consolation, contentment, ease, happiness, pleasure, and satisfaction. Such includes the beneficial use, interest, and purpose to which property may be put, and implies right to profits and income therefrom.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The exercise of a right; the possession and fruition of a right or privilege. Comfort, consolation, contentment, ease, happiness, pleasure, and satisfaction. Such includes the beneficial use, interest, and purpose to which property may be put, and implies right to profits and income therefrom.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.1) to exercise a right.2) pleasure.3) the use of funds or occupancy of property. Sometimes this is used in the phrase "quiet enjoyment" which means one is entitled to be free of noise or interference.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
