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copartner

copartner. A member of a partnership; PARTNER. [Cases: Partnership 1. C.J.S. Partnership §§ 1–7, 17.] “Copartner need not exist alongside partner. The joint relationship (i.e., that the existence of one partner implies the existence of one or more other partners) is clear to all native speakers of English…. Because copartner adds nothing to the language

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coparcener

coparcener (koh-pahr-s[schwa]-n[schwa]r). A person to whom an estate descends jointly, and who holds it as an entire estate; a person who has become a concurrent owner as a result of descent. — Also termed parcener; (archaically) coparticeps. “Coparceners constitute a single heir, and they occupy a position intermediate between joint tenants and tenants in common.

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coparcenary

coparcenary (koh-pahr-s[schwa]-ner-ee), n. An estate that arises when two or more persons jointly inherit from one ancestor, the title and right of possession being shared equally by all. • Coparcenary was a form of coownership created by common-law rules of descent upon intestacy when two or more persons together con-stituted the decedent’s heirs. Typically, this

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