hereditament
her·e·dit·a·ment
H0160500 (hĕr′ĭ-dĭt′ə-mənt)hereditament
(ˌhɛrɪˈdɪtəmənt)her•e•dit•a•ment
(ˌhɛr ɪˈdɪt ə mənt)n. Law.
Noun | 1. | hereditament - any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited |
单词 | hereditament | |||
释义 | hereditamenther·e·dit·a·mentH0160500 (hĕr′ĭ-dĭt′ə-mənt)hereditament(ˌhɛrɪˈdɪtəmənt)her•e•dit•a•ment(ˌhɛr ɪˈdɪt ə mənt)n. Law.
hereditamenthereditamentAny real or personal property that may be inherited. It would not include a life estate in oneself—meaning a right to land during one's own life but no longer—because that obviously can't be inherited.The word had more importance under older English law because of the ability to place a greater variety of restrictions on land than is possible today.It is often encountered in wills, leaving “all my lands, tenements and hereditaments to my daughter… .“ As a practical matter,only the word “hereditament”is necessary because it includes the other two. hereditament
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