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Defeasible
DEFEASIBLEPotentially subject to defeat, termination, orannulmentupon the occurrence of a future action or event, or the performance of a condition subsequent. The most common legal application of the term is with respect to estates as interest in land, such as in the case of a conveyance or a life estate, which is defeasible upon the happening of a certain specified event, for example, the death of the person holding such an interest. |
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"Defeasible." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Defeasible." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701324.html "Defeasible." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701324.html |
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defeasible
de·fea·si·ble / diˈfēzəbəl/ • adj. chiefly Law Philos. open in principle to revision, valid objection, forfeiture, or annulment. DERIVATIVES: de·fea·si·bil·i·ty / -ˌfēzəˈbilitē/ n. de·fea·si·bly / -blē/ adv. |
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"defeasible." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "defeasible." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-defeasible.html "defeasible." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-defeasible.html |
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