Look up: entail

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   Entail
   Entail is a system of land tenure which was introduced by the statute De Donis in 1285, and by which the holder has only a life interest in the land, which passes on his death to his heirs.
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   entail
   [n] - land received by fee tail 2. [v] - have as a logical consequence 3. [v] - impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
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   Entail
   system of fixed succession to land which cannot be altered by a will.
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   entail
   In law, the settlement of land or other property on a successive line of people, usually succeeding generations of the original owner's family. An entail can be either general, in which case it...
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   entail
   entail:the restriction of property inheritance by limiting inheritance to the owner`s lineal descendants Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Entail
   En·tail' noun [ Middle English entaile carving, Old French entaille , F., an incision, from entailler to cut away; prefix en- (L. in ) + tailler to cut; Late Latin feudum talliatum a fee entailed, i. e., curtailed or limited. See Tail limitation, Tailor .] 1. That which is entailed. Hence: (Law) (a) An estate ...
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   Entail
   En·tail' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Entailed ; present participle & verbal noun Entailing .] [ Middle English entailen to carve, Old French entailler . See Entail , noun ] 1. To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or ...
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   entail
   noun the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
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   entail
   noun land received by fee tail
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    entail
    implicate verb impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; `What does this move entail?`
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    entail
    mean verb have as a logical consequence; `The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers`
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    Entail
    `Entail` (from French `tailler`, to cut; the old derivation from tales haeredes is now abandoned). * In law, a limited form of succession (q.v.). * In architecture, the term entail denotes an ornamental device sunk in the ground of stone or brass, and subsequently filled in with marble, mosaic or enamel. * In Logic, see: Entailment
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    Entail
    • (n.) To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as an heritage. • (n.) An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue. • (n.) Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. • (n...
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    entail
    in feudal English law, an interest in land bound up inalienably in the grantee and then forever to his direct descendants. A basic condition of ... [4 related articles]
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    entail
    entail 1. To restrict the future ownership of real estate to particular descendants, through instructions written into a will. 2. To bestow or to impose on a person or a specified succession of heirs. 3. To have, to impose, or to require as a necessary accompaniment or consequence: 'We were told that the investment entailed a high risk.' 4. Etymology...
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    entail
    entail, in law, restriction of inheritance to a limited class of descendants for at least several generations. The object of entail is to preserve large estates in land from the disintegration that is caused by equal inheritance by all the heirs and by the ordinary right of free alienation (disposal...
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