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Estate for Life

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
life estate
plural
Estate for Lives
possessive
Estate for Life's
pluralpossessive
Estate for Lives'