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LIGHT

Categories: Property

Definition (1910 Edition)

Origin: Scotch

a life-estate to himself.-Life-renter. In Scotch law. A tenant for life without waste. Bell.—Life tenant. One who holds an estate in lands for the period of his own life or that of another certain person.—Natural life. The period of a person’s existence considered as continuing until terminated by physical dissolution or death occurring in the course of nature;
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.