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.

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inter vivos British  

/ ˈɪntə ˈviːvɒs /

adjective

1. law between living people

   an inter vivos gift

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Etymology

Origin of inter vivos

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

Example Sentences

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

If he has not alienated it inter vivos, it will be hers if she survives him.

From A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. by Hecker, Eugene Arthur

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

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 Holmes, Oliver Wendell

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 Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, Earl of