equitable life estate

equitable life estate. An interest in real or personal property that lasts for the life of the holder of the estate and that is equitable as opposed to legal in its creation. • An example is a life estate held by a trust beneficiary. [Cases: Life Estates 21. C.J.S. Estates §§ 138–147, 150.]

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