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interest
interest [probably alteration of earlier interesse, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, to be between, make a difference, concern, from inter- between, among + esse to be] 1 : a right, title, claim, or share in property Article Nine security interest : security interest in this entry beneficial interest : the right to the use and benefit of property [a beneficial interest in the trust] contingent interest : a future interest whose vesting is dependent upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a future event compare vested interest in this entry controlling interest : sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy equitable interest : an interest (as a beneficial interest) that is held by virtue of equitable title or that may be claimed on the ground of equitable relief [claimed an equitable interest in the debtor's assets] executory interest : a future interest other than a remainder or reversion that may take effect upon the divesting...
property right
property right 1 : a right or interest in or involving property (as real property) [a conflict between environmental regulations and property rights] 2 : property interest at interest ...
nondeductible terminable interest rule
nondeductible terminable interest rule : a rule in estate tax law: the value of a property interest that passes to a surviving spouse may not be deducted if it passes from the surviving spouse to another person for less than adequate consideration upon the happening of some event (as the passing of a period of time) ...
Property
Property, an actionable claim against the tenants is undoubtedly a species of property which is assignable, State of Bihar v. Kameshwar Singh, AIR 1952 SC 252.Comprises every form of tangible property, even intangible, including debts and chooses in action such as unpaid accumulation of wages, pension, cash grants, and constitutionally protected privy purse, See M.M. Pathak v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 802.Decree is to be treated as property, Associated Hotels of India v. Jodha Mal Kuthiala, AIR 1950 Punj 201.Every movable property is included in the ordinary connotation of the word 'property', Chunni Lal v. State, AIR 1968 Raj 70.In commercial law this may carry its ordinary meaning of the subject-matter of ownership. But elsewhere, as in the sale of goods it may be used as a synonym for ownership and lesser rights in goods, Dictionary of Commercial Law by A.H. Hudson, (1983, Edn.).In Entry 42, List III (Constitution of India) includes the power to legislate for acquisition of an un...
Trust
Trust, is a comprehensive expression, as covering not only the relationship of trustee and beneficiary but also that a bailor and bailee master and servant pledger and pledgee, guardian and ward and all other relations which postulate the existence of fiduciary relationship between the complainant and the accused, State v. K.P. Jain, (1983) 2 Crimes 947 (All).Trust, is a trust for public purposes, the substances and primary intention of the creator must be seen, Shabbir Husain v. Ashiq Husain, AIR 1929 Oudh 225.Trust, is an obligation annexed to ownership. A trustee holds property 'subject' to an obligation, which the testator has imposed upon him, Mahadeo Ramchandra v. Damodar Vishwanath, AIR 1957 Bom 218: (1957) 59 Bom LR 478.Means any arrangement whereby property is transferred with intention that it be administered for another's benefit is a trust. It casts an obligation on the trustee to use the property for achieving the purpose for which the trust is created, Baba Jamuna Das Mah...
property
property pl: -ties [Anglo-French propreté proprieté, from Latin proprietat- proprietas, from proprius own, particular] 1 : something (as an interest, money, or land) that is owned or possessed see also asset, estate, interest, possession abandoned property : property to which the owner has relinquished all rights NOTE: When property is abandoned, the owner gives up the reasonable expectation of privacy concerning it. The finder of abandoned property is entitled to keep it, and a police officer may take possession of abandoned property as evidence without violating the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. after-acquired property 1 : property (as proceeds) that a debtor acquires after the commencement of a bankruptcy case and that is usually considered part of the bankruptcy estate 2 : property acquired after the perfection of a lien or security interest ;esp : such property acquired after the creation of a lien or security interest that is subject to the lien or...
trust
trust 1 a : a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b : an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship see also beneficiary, cestui que trust, corpus declaration of trust at declaration, principal, settlor NOTE: Trusts developed out of the old English use. The traditional requirements of a trust are a named beneficiary and trustee (who may be the settlor), an identified res, or property, to be transferred to the trustee and constitute the principal of the trust, and delivery of the res to the trustee with the intent to create a trust. Not all relationships labeled as trusts have all of these characteristics, however. Trusts are often created for their advantageous tax treatment. accumulation trust : a trust in which principal and income are allowed to accumulate rather than being paid out NOTE: Accumulation trusts are disfavored and often restricted...
Equitable estates and interests
Equitable estates and interests, Rights relating to property of which the legal ownership is vested in another person, or in the equitable owner himself in another capacity. The rights arise whenever a person obtains a title to have the property or an estate or interest in it vested in himself, e.g., by contract or by any conveyance or assignment which does not by law transfer or vest the legal estate or ownership in the transferee, by mortgage or charge, and whenever a trust arises, either express, constructive, implied or by operation of law. In theory the legal owner alone was entitled, both in law and equity, to the property, and he alone was responsible for the obligations and incidents attaching to the property, the beneficial owner merely having a personal right inequity to force the legal owner to carry out his obligation or trust, but the rights and obligations of beneficial ownership became recognized and affected by statute. The Statute of Uses turned the beneficial right or...
title
title [Anglo-French, inscription, legal right, from Old French, from Latin titulum inscription, chapter heading, part of the law that sanctions an action] 1 a : the means or right by which one owns or possesses property ;broadly : the quality of ownership as determined by a body of facts and events after-acquired title : title that vests automatically in a grantee when acquired by a grantor who purported to sell the property before acquiring title ;also : a doctrine that requires such vesting compare estoppel by deed at estoppel NOTE: The doctrine of after-acquired title generally does not apply when the grantor receives title by quitclaim deed; to vest title in the grantee the deed must include words expressing such an intention. clear title : title that exists free of claims or encumbrances on the property [had clear title to the farm] ;broadly : marketable title in this entry equitable title : title vested in one who is considered by the application of equitable principl...
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