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survivorship

survivorship 1 : the right of one or more joint tenants who have survived another to take the interest of the person who has died 2 : the … survivorship 1 : the right of one or more joint tenants who have survived another to take the interest of the person who has died 2 : the state

Vir et uxor sunt quasi unica persona

dispose only of one-half of the inheritance; and C., the third person, will take the other half as joint tenant with them (Williams on Real Property). This rule was not altered by the Married Women's Property Act, 1882

property

owned or leased by tenants in common compare tenancy in common at tenancy com·mu·ni·ty property : property held jointly by husband and wife ;specif : property esp. from employment and debts acquired by either spouse after marriage … property : property owned or used by more than one party ;specif : property owned or leased by tenants in common compare tenancy in common at tenancy com·mu·ni·ty property : property held jointly by husband and wife

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sever

sever sev·ered sev·er·ing 1 : to end (a joint tenancy) by ending one or all of the unities of time, title, possession, or interest (as by conveying … by ending one or all of the unities of time, title, possession, or interest (as by conveying one tenant's interest to another party) 2 : to separate (as a contract) into different parts (as independent obligations) in

undivided

undivided : shared with others having an interest in the whole : held jointly, in common, or in indivision with other co-owners [each such tenant in common holds an equal share in

Personal property

absolutely in the first tenant in tail at his birth. See Re Lord Chesham, (1909) 2 Ch 310. Joint tenancy and tenancy in common may subsist in the case of personal property, though now tenancy in common

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