inter vivos
Americanadverb
adjective
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
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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
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
The Will in question was a conveyance inter vivos, a complete and irrevocable alienation of the Testator's family and substance to the person whom he119 meant to be his heir.
From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir
SEE Clark, Charles E. Cases on the law of titles to real property acquired originally and by transfer inter vivos.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1959 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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