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in·ter vi·vos /'in-tər-'vī-vōs, -'vē-/ adv or adj [Late Latin]: between living personsan inter vivos transfer see also donation inter vivos at donation; gift inter vivos at gift; inter vivos trust at trust compare causa mortis
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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conferment between the living, conveyance between the living, transfer among the living
associated concepts: inter vivos will
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.(Latin) Between the living; describes gifts or transfers done from one living person to another.adv.inter vivos
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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(in-tur vee-vohs) Latin for "among the living." Inter vivos usually refers to the transfer of property during life, rather than after death through a will or other estate planning instrument. It may also refer to a trust created while living, rather than a trust that comes into being upon the trust maker's death.Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors & Probate CourtCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Living Wills & Medical Powers of AttorneyCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Wills
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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adj. Latin A conveyance of property between living parties and not by bequest.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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(Latin: Between the living.)A phrase used to describe a gift that is made during the donor's lifetime.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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[Latin, Between the living.] A phrase used to describe a gift that is made during the donor's lifetime.II Between living persons.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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[in-tur veye-vohs]adj.Latin for "among the living," usually referring to the transfer of property by agreement between living persons and not by a gift through a will. It can also refer to a trust (inter vivos trust) which commences during the lifetime of the person (trustor or settlor) creating the trust as distinguished from a trust created by a will (testamentary trust), which comes into existence upon the death of the writer of the will.See also: inter vivos trust
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.