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life tenant n: a tenant having possession of property for the duration of his or her life: one having a life estate in property
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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n.A person who holds a tenancy on land that ends at his or her death or at the death of another person; such a tenancy is called a life tenancy. See also life estate
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Someone who has a life estate in property.Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors & Probate CourtCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Wills
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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England, WalesThe beneficiary who has a life interest in a trust. The trust is known as a life interest trust or an interest in possession trust.A life tenant is sometimes also called a "tenant for life".
Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.