Usufruct

[ju:zjufrʌkt]

Definition

(noun.) a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way.

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Definition

(n.) The right of using and enjoying the profits of an estate or other thing belonging to another, without impairing the substance.

Checker: Lola

Definition

but not the property of a thing: liferent.—v.t. to hold in usufruct.—adj. Usufruc′tuary.—n. one who holds property for use by usufruct.

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