perpetuity
noun
the state or character of being perpetual (often preceded byin ).
perpetuities
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pluralof perpetuity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That said, the law tends to frown on perpetuities as well as on legislative acts that bind future legislatures, except through constitutions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
States began doing away with a centuries-old legal concept known as the "rule against perpetuities."
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2021
“No more questions. I didn’t understand perpetuities in law school, and I don’t want to understand it now,” he said, laughing.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2019
That’s a hell of a lot better than you see at most foundations, which tend to be set up as perpetuities that give out the bare minimum of 5 percent of their assets each year.
From Slate ● May 11, 2018
In Wyoming, monopolies and perpetuities, in South Dakota and Washington, monopolies and trusts, are "contrary to the genius of a free State and should not be allowed."
From Popular Law-making by Frederic Jesup Stimson
