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.
