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
What the husband gets possession of is simply his; he can freely dispose of it inter vivos or by will.
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
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 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
A dead body wants to return, and be inrolled inter vivos.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
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