joint tenancy
nounLaw.
a holding of property, either real or personal, by two or more persons with each sharing the undivided interest, the entire tenancy passing to the survivor or survivors.
- Compare tenancy in common.
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As to joint-tenancy between co-heirs, see tract called 'Judgments of Co-tenancy.'
The English Village Community | Frederic SeebohmPresently his widow brought suit for an estate by survivorship in joint-tenancy.
A Century of Science and Other Essays | John FiskeThe object of the "joint tenancy" was to prevent any member of the organization from disposing of his share to an outsider.
Shakespearean Playhouses | Joseph Quincy AdamsIt seems clear that Kirkham, Rastell, and Kendall held their moiety in joint tenancy.
Shakespearean Playhouses | Joseph Quincy Adams
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