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hereditament

hereditament n. 可继承财产 指任何可被继承的物,包括有体的、无体的、动产、不动产或混合物。既包括可以直接继承的财产,也包括须经由死者遗产代理人〔personal representative〕才能继承的财产。在普通法上主要分成两类:1有体的可继承财产〔corporeal hereditaments〕,指物理上的实体物,例如「土地」;2无体的可继承财产〔incorporeal hereditaments〕,指并非实体物的本身,而是根据法律的规定从有体物中产生的或与之相关的权利。

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hereditament

hereditament (her-[schwa]-dit-[schwa]-m[schwa]nt or h[schwa]-red-i-t[ schwa]-m[schwa]nt). 1. Any property that can be inherited; anything that passes by intestacy. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 8. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 9–12; Right of Privacy and Publicity§ 42.] 2. Real property; land. [Cases: Property 4. C.J.S. Property §§ 14–21, 23.] corporeal hereditament (kor-por-ee-[schwa]l). A tangible item of property, such

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estate in lands

estate in lands. 1. Property that one has in lands, tenements, or hereditaments. [Cases: Estates in Property 1. C.J.S. Estates §§ 2–5, 8, 15–21, 116–128, 137, 243.] 2. The conditions or circumstances under which a tenant stands in relation to the leased property.

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fair

fair, adj. 1. Impartial; just; equitable; disinterested (everyone thought that Judge Jones was fair). 2. Free of bias or prejudice (in jury selection, the lawyers tried to select a fair and impartial jury). fair, n. Hist. A privileged market for the buying and selling of goods. • A fair was an incorporeal hereditament granted to

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