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  • 51fee — [[t]fi[/t]] n. v. feed, fee•ing 1) a sum charged or paid, as for professional services or for a privilege: a doctor s fee; an admission fee[/ex] 2) law Law. a) an estate of inheritance, either without limitation to a particular class of heirs… …

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  • 52Fee (disambiguation) — A fee is the price one pays as remuneration for services.Fee may also refer to:* Fee simple, an estate in land in common law; see also, Fee tail, an obsolete term of art in common law * Fiefdom, in the European feudal system * Mount Fee, a… …

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  • 53fee — n. & v. n. 1 a payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services. 2 money paid as part of a special transaction, for a privilege, admission to a society, etc. (enrolment fee). 3 (in pl.)… …

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  • 54fee —   n. Law, heritable estate in land.    ♦ fee simple, fee heritable without restrictions as to heirs; unconditional use.    ♦ fee tail, entailed fee …

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  • 55fee-simple — feodum simplex, a simple or pure fee; fee simple Feodum talliatum, a fee tail. In old English law, a seigniory or jurisdiction. A fee, a perquisite or compensation for a service …

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  • 56fee-simple — feodum simplex, a simple or pure fee; fee simple Feodum talliatum, a fee tail. In old English law, a seigniory or jurisdiction. A fee, a perquisite or compensation for a service …

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  • 57fee interest — See fee fee simple fee tail …

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  • 58fee interest — See fee fee simple fee tail …

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  • 59fee — noun /fiː/ a) A monetary payment charged for professional services. b) An estate of inheritance in land, either absolute and without limitation to any particular class of heirs (fee simple) or limited to a particular class of heirs (fee tail) …

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  • 60fee simple — /fi ˈsɪmpəl/ (say fee simpuhl) noun Law (formerly) a freehold interest in land without any restrictions regarding the line of heirs to whom it may be willed. Compare fee tail …