property settlement

property settlement
n.
The disposition of marital property between spouses after a divorce.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


property settlement
An agreement entered into by a husband and wife in connection with a divorce that provides for the division of their assets between them.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


property settlement
An agreement entered into by a husband and wife in connection with a divorce that provides for the division of their assets between them.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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