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Initiate and consummate

Categories: Property

Definition (1910 Edition)

(Curtesy initiate is the interest which a husband has in his wife’s estate after the birth of issue capable of inheriting, and before the death of the wife; after her death, it becomes an estate “by the eurtesy consummate.” Wait v. Wait, 4 Barb. (N. Y.) 206: Churchill v. Hudson (C. C.) 34
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.