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remainder — re·main·der n [Anglo French, from Old French remaindre to remain] 1: an estate in property in favor of one other than the grantor that follows upon the natural termination of a prior intervening possessory estate (as a life estate) created at the … Law dictionary
remainder — remainder, residue, residuum, remains, leavings, rest, balance, remnant can all mean what is left after the subtraction or removal of a part. Remainder is the technical term for the result in the arithmetical process of subtraction {subtract 8… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Remainder (disambiguation) — Remainder is the amount left over when dividing two integers.Remainder may also refer to:*Remaindered book, a publisher liquidating the remaining unsold copies of a book *Remainder (law), in property law, a future interest created in a transferee … Wikipedia
Remainder — Re*main der (r? m?n d?r), n. [OF. remaindre, inf. See {Remain}.] 1. Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant. The last remainders of unhappy Troy. Dryden. [1913 Webster] If these decoctions… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remainder — [ri mān′dər] n. [ME remaindre < Anglo Fr substantive use of OFr inf.: see REMAIN] 1. those remaining 2. what is left when a part is taken away; the rest 3. a copy or number of copies of a book still held by a publisher when the sale has fallen … English World dictionary
Remainder-man — Re*main der man ( m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Remainder men} ( m[e^]n). (Law) One who has an estate after a particular estate is determined. See {Remainder}, n., 3. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Remainder-men — Remainder man Re*main der man ( m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Remainder men} ( m[e^]n). (Law) One who has an estate after a particular estate is determined. See {Remainder}, n., 3. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remainder subject to open — A vested remainder that will go to a group containing an undetermined number of people. For example, to Adam for life, and then to his children. The remainder left to the children is subject to open because it is unknown how many children (if… … Law dictionary
remainder vested subject to open — see remainder Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Remainder — Re*main der, a. Remaining; left; left over; refuse. [1913 Webster] Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remainder subject to a condition precedent — See: contingent remainder Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
