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
The Mortmain Acts applied only to cases of alienation inter vivos.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
The language of this prohibition is curiously general, and is indeed sufficient in its terms to prohibit assignments mortis causa, as well as those inter vivos.
From The Story of Newfoundland by Frederick Edwin Smith, Earl of Birkenhead
Not only is it incapable of being disposed of by testament but it is scarcely capable of being alienated by conveyance inter vivos.
From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Sir Henry Sumner Maine
It seems to me demonstrable that their influence has been profound, and that, without understanding the theory of inheritance, it is impossible to understand the theory of transfer inter vivos.
From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes
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