USUFRUCT

usufruct

(noun) a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

usufruct (plural usufructs)

(law) The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged.

Synonyms

• liferent (Scots law)

Verb

usufruct (third-person singular simple present usufructs, present participle usufructing, simple past and past participle usufructed)

(law, also figuratively) To use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person.

Source: Wiktionary


U"su*fruct, n. Etym: [L. usufructus, ususfructus, usus et fructus; usus use + fructus fruit.] (Law)

Definition: The right of using and enjoying the profits of an estate or other thing belonging to another, without impairing the substance. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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