tenant in common

One of two or more tenants who hold the same land by unity of possession but by separate and distinct titles, with each person having an equal right to possess the whole property but no right of survivorship. See tenancy in common under TENANCY. [Cases: Tenancy in Common 1. C.J.S. Estates § 19; Tenancy in Common §§ 2–5.]

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译员Terence，毕业于国内顶尖法学院，擅长翻译有关能源和自然资源领域的法律文件。