rule against perpetuities
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The rule which prohibits the creation of future interests or estates which by possibility may not become vested within a life or lives in being at the time of the testator's death or the effective date of the instrument creating the future interest, and twenty-one years thereafter, together with the period of gestation when the inclusion of the latter is necessary to cover cases of posthumous birth. 41 Am J1st Perp § 3.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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rule against accumulations — A principle that prohibits adding income or interest earned by a trust back into the principal of the fund beyond the time allowed by the rule against perpetuities. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. rule against… … Law dictionary
perpetuities, rule against — See perpetuity rule (rule against perpetuities) … Black's law dictionary
rule against suspension of power of alienation — A rule under statute, distinct from the rule against perpetuities, which prohibits the imposing of conditions in rendering property inalienable beyond a period fixed by the statute. 41 Am J1st Perp § 2 … Ballentine's law dictionary
