(of an estate)
101estate — /i stayt /, n., v., estated, estating. n. 1. a piece of landed property, esp. one of large extent with an elaborate house on it: to have an estate in the country. 2. Law. a. property or possessions. b. the legal position or status of an owner,… …
102estate — es|tate W2S2 [ıˈsteıt] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estat; STATE1] 1.) [singular] law all of someone s property and money, especially everything that is left after they die sb s estate ▪ The property is part of the deceased s estate …
103estate — es|tate [ ı steıt ] noun *** ▸ 1 of dead person ▸ 2 area of buildings ▸ 3 rulers of country ▸ 4 situation or state ▸ 5 station wagon 1. ) count or uncount all the property and money that belongs to someone, especially someone who has just died:… …
104estate — A social stratum to which are attached specific rights and duties sustained by the force of legal sanction. The most obvious examples are the peasants, serfs, burghers, clergy, and nobility of the post feudal states of continental Europe. For… …
105estate at will — This estate entitles the grantee or lessee to the possession of land during the pleasure of both the grantor and himself, yet it creates no sure or durable right, and is bounded by no definite limits as to duration. It must be at the reciprocal… …
106estate duty — noun chiefly Britain : estate tax * * * estate duty noun Death duty • • • Main Entry: ↑estate * * * estate duty, British. = estate tax. (Cf. ↑estate tax) …
107estate tax — A federal or state tax imposed on an individual s assets inherited by heirs. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * estate tax estate tax ➔ tax1 * * * estate tax UK US noun [C] US (UK inheritance tax, UK death duty, UK estate duty) ► T …
108estate tax — A tax imposed on the right to transfer property by death. Thus, an estate tax is levied on the decedent s estate and not on the heir receiving the property. A tax levied on right to transmit property, while inheritance tax is levied on right to… …
109estate tax — A tax imposed on the right to transfer property by death. Thus, an estate tax is levied on the decedent s estate and not on the heir receiving the property. A tax levied on right to transmit property, while inheritance tax is levied on right to… …
110estate less than freehold — Any estate the duration of which is regarded in law as being less than that of a life estate, in real property either corporeal or incorporeal. An estate for years, an estate at will, or an estate at sufferance. Decatur Coal Co. v Clokey, 332 Ill …
