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Usufruct

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Usufruct, the right of reaping the fruits (fructus) of things belonging to others, without destroying or wasting the subject over which such right extends, Ibid.

A right to use another's property for a time without damaging or destroying it, although the property might naturally deteriorate over time, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1542.

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