- joint tenant
- Precisely, one of two or more tenants under a joint tenancy. In loose usage, a cotenant. See joint tenancy.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Joint tenant — Joint Joint (joint), a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See {Join}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
joint tenant — n: one who holds an estate by or in joint tenancy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
joint tenant — UK US noun [C] LAW, PROPERTY ► a person who owns a whole building or piece of land with at least one other person, and who will automically become the owner of all of it if the other owners die → Compare TENANT IN COMMON(Cf. ↑tenant in common) … Financial and business terms
joint tenant — noun : one who holds an estate by or in joint tenancy * * * Law. one of two or more persons who hold property in joint tenancy. Cf. tenant in common. * * * joint tenant noun A person who is owner of land or goods along with others • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
joint tenant — Law. one of two or more persons who hold property in joint tenancy. Cf. tenant in common. * * * … Universalium
joint tenant — /dʒɔɪnt ˈtɛnənt/ (say joynt tenuhnt) noun someone who holds property in common with another person or persons so that each owns an undivided moiety of the whole; on death, interest in this moiety passes to the surviving co owner or co owners …
joint-tenant — … Useful english dictionary
joint tenancy — see tenancy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. joint tenancy … Law dictionary
Joint — (joint), a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See {Join}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Joint and several — Joint Joint (joint), a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See {Join}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
