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estate of inheritance see estate 1
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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estate of inheritance — An estate which may descend to heirs. Administration & Trust Co. v. Catron, 171 Tenn. 268, 102 S.W.2d 59, 60. A species of freehold estate in lands, otherwise called a fee, where the tenant is not only entitled to enjoy the land for his own life … Black's law dictionary
estate of inheritance — An estate which may descend to heirs. Administration & Trust Co. v. Catron, 171 Tenn. 268, 102 S.W.2d 59, 60. A species of freehold estate in lands, otherwise called a fee, where the tenant is not only entitled to enjoy the land for his own life … Black's law dictionary
estate of inheritance — an estate that descends to an heir and thus endures throughout two or more lives … Useful english dictionary
estate of inheritance — A freehold interest in land, otherwise called a fee, where the tenant is not only entitled to enjoy the land for his own life, but where, after his death, it is passed by the law upon the person or persons who successfully represent him in… … Ballentine's law dictionary
estate — es·tate /i stāt/ n [Anglo French estat, literally, state, condition, from Old French, from Latin status, from stare to stand] 1: the interest of a particular degree, nature, quality, or extent that one has in land or other property compare fee;… … Law dictionary
Inheritance — In*her it*ance, n. [Cf. OF. enheritance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is or may be inherited; that which is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
freehold estate of inheritance — A freehold estate in fee simple absolute, fee simple conditional, fee simple determinable or defeasible, and estates in fee tail. 28 Am J2d Est § 8 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Inheritance tax — An inheritance tax or estate tax is a levy paid by a person who inherits money or property or a tax on the estate (total value of the money and property) of a person who has died.[1] In international tax law, there is a distinction between an… … Wikipedia
Estate tax in the United States — This article is about Estate tax in the United States. For other countries, see Inheritance tax. Part of a series on Taxation Taxation in the United States … Wikipedia
estate tax — A tax imposed on the right to transfer property by death. Thus, an estate tax is levied on the decedent s estate and not on the heir receiving the property. A tax levied on right to transmit property, while inheritance tax is levied on right to… … Black's law dictionary
