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Tenant

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

tenant


[Anglo-French, from Old French, from present participle of tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre]
: one who holds or possesses property by any kind of right
: one who holds a tenancy in property
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: one who possesses property in exchange for payment of rent see also lessee compare tenancy




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