alienation

alienation (ay-lee-[schwa]-nay-sh[schwa]n or ayl-y[schwa]-nay-sh[schwa]n), n.

1. Withdrawal from former attachment; estrangement (alienation of affections).

2. Conveyance or transfer of property to another (alienation of one’s estate). [Cases: Property 11. C.J.S. Property §§ 27, 33.] — alienative (ay-lee-[schwa]-nay-tiv orayl-y[schwa]-), adj.

“[A]ny transfer of real estate short of a conveyance of the title is not an alienation of the estate.” 4A John Alan Appleman & Jean Appleman, Insurance Law and Practice § 2741, at 325 n.12 (rev. vol. 1969).

involuntary alienation. Alienation against the wishes of the transferor, as by attachment.

— Also termed invo-luntary conveyance.


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