tenement house
tenement house. A low-rent apartment building, usu. in poor condition and at best meeting only minimal safety and sanitary conditions. — Sometimes shortened to tenement.
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tenement
tenement. 1. Property (esp. land) held by freehold; an estate or holding of land. dominant tenement. See dominant estate under ESTATE(4). servient tenement (s[schwa]r-vee-[schwa]nt). See servient estate under ESTATE(4). 2. A house or other building used as a residence. 3. An apartment. 4. TENEMENT HOUSE.
contenement
contenement (k[schwa]n-ten-[schwa]-m[schwa]nt). Hist. 1. Freehold land held by a feudal tenant, esp. land used to support the tenant. • Magna Carta exempted this property from seizure. “Contenement, (contenementum) seemeth to be the free hould land, which lyeth to a mans tenement or dwelling house, that is in his owne occupation. For magna carta. ca. 14.
community house
community house (1)经济公寓；分租房屋 指几户合住的、条件较差的住房。 (→tenement house) (2)社区活动中心(→community center)
jedge and warrant
jedge and warrant (jej).Scots law. The authority formerly given by the Dean of Guild of a burgh to rebuild or repair a dilapidated house or tenement.