estate in joint tenancy

estate in joint tenancy
An estate held by two or more persons jointly, with equal rights to share in its enjoyment during their lives, and having as its distinguishing feature the right of survivorship, by virtue of which the entire estate goes to the survivor (or in case of more than two joint tenants, to the survivors, and so on to the last survivor), free and exempt from all charges made by his deceased cotenant or cotenants. 20 Am J2d Coten § 3.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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