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ten·e·ment /'te-nə-mənt/ n [Anglo-French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin tenēre to hold]1 a: any of various forms of property (as land) that is held by one person from anotherb: an estate in property2: dwelling
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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n.A building, house, dwelling, or other structure affixed to land; a building divided into separate residences that are rented; a dilapidated or run-down apartment building.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1) A term found in older deeds or in antiquaited deed language, referring to any structure on real property.2) Old run-down urban apartment buildings with several floors reached by stairways.Category: Real Estate & Rental Property → Homeowners
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n.1 Any building, structure, or house attached to the land.2 Any property held by freehold.3 A building used as a residence.See also tenement house.@ dominant tenementProperty that carries with it the right to use part of an adjoining property.@ servient tenementProperty that contains features used by occupier of adjoining property, as with an easement.@
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A comprehensive legal term for any type of property of a permanent nature— including land, houses, and other buildings as well as rights attaching thereto, such as the right to collect rent.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A comprehensive legal term for any type of property of a permanent nature— including land, houses, and other buildings as well as rights attaching thereto, such as the right to collect rent.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.1) a term found in older deeds or in boiler-plate deed language which means any structure on real property.2) old run-down urban apartment buildings with several floors reached by stairways.See also: structure
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.