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destructibility of contingent remainders

destructibility of contingent remainders. Property. The common-law doctrine requiring a future interest to vest by the time it is to become possessory or else suffer total destruction (the interest then reverting to the grantor). The doctrine could be avoided by the use of trustees to preserve contingent remainders. • This doctrine has been abolished in

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wait-and-see doctrine

wait-and-see doctrine 情事等待原则 这一原则是为了缓和「禁止永久持有规则」〔Rule Against Perpetuities〕所产生的严厉的法律效果。它允许考虑在授予将来权益(尤指终身地产权〔life estate〕)的文书成立后所发生的事件,一旦限制该权益的将来不确定事件在永久持有规则所规定的期限内发生,则该项权益有效。在美国,为了确定某一不特定权益〔contingent interest〕是否违反「禁止永久持有规则」,许多州通过立法允许法院考察不特定事件实际发生时的条件,而不是像「禁止永久持有规则」所规定的那样考察在该权益创设时的条件。该原则在某些州又被称为「重新考虑原则」〔second look doctrine〕。 (→perpetuity; rule against perpetuities)

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