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inter vivos

American  
[in-ter vahy-vohs, vee-] / ˈɪn tər ˈvaɪ voʊs, ˈvi- /

adverb

Law.
  1. (especially of a gift or trust) taking effect during the lifetimes of the parties involved; between living persons.


inter vivos British  
/ ˈɪntə ˈviːvɒs /

adjective

  1. law between living people

    an inter vivos gift

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of inter vivos

First recorded in 1830–40, inter vivos is from Latin inter vīvōs literally, “among the living”

Example Sentences

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Thousands of my readers have put their real estate into an inter vivos trust using one of the forms in my book.

From Time Magazine Archive

As to his successors through gift inter vivos or testament, they are not bound to give the superfluities as an alms, since the church precept was for the cleric himself.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

A donatio mortis causa stands halfway between a gift inter vivos and a legacy, and has some of the characteristics of each form of disposition.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

On the other hand, it resembles a gift inter vivos in that it takes effect from delivery; therefore the consent of the executor is not necessary.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

As this legacy opinion to you takes the form of a donation inter vivos it will, I hope, escape duty.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by Morley, John

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