estate in abeyance

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• abeyance — /əˈbeɪəns / (say uh bayuhns) noun 1. temporary inactivity or suspension. 2. Law a state of waiting for the ascertainment of the person entitled to ownership: an estate in abeyance. –phrase 3. in abeyance, in an inactive or suspended state:… …  

• abeyance — /euh bay euhns/, n. 1. temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let s hold that problem in abeyance for a while. 2. Law. a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder: an estate in… …   Universalium

• abeyance — a•bey•ance [[t]əˈbeɪ əns[/t]] n. 1) temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: to hold a question in abeyance[/ex] 2) law Law. the state of property whose title has not been vested in a known titleholder: an estate in abeyance[/ex] •… …   From formal English to slang

• abeyance — abey·ance /ə bā əns/ n [Middle French abeance expectation (of a title or claimant), from abaer to expect, from a , prefix stressing result + baer to gape, aim at] 1: a lapse in the succession of property during which there is no person in whom… …   Law dictionary

• Abeyance — (from the Old French abeance meaning gaping ), a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term… …   Wikipedia

• abeyance — noun /əˈbeɪəns/ a) Expectancy; condition of being undetermined. The proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty one. b) Suspension; temporary suppression. Note: When there is no person… …   Wiktionary

• abeyance — In expectation, remembrance, and contemplation in law. An estate in fee is in abeyance where there is no person in esse in whom it may vest and abide, although the law considers it as always potentially existing and ready to vest when a proper… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• haereditas jacens — /haredataes jeysanz/ In civil law, a prostrate or vacant inheritance. The inheritance left to a voluntary heir was so called so long as he had not manifested, either expressly or by silence, his acceptance or refusal of the inheritance. So long… …   Black's law dictionary

• haereditas jacens — /haredataes jeysanz/ In civil law, a prostrate or vacant inheritance. The inheritance left to a voluntary heir was so called so long as he had not manifested, either expressly or by silence, his acceptance or refusal of the inheritance. So long… …   Black's law dictionary

• Hereditary peer — Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to a seat in House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999… …   Wikipedia

• Baron Hastings — is a title that has been created three times. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1295, and is still extant. The second creation was in the Peerage of England in 1299, and became extinct on the death of the first holder in c. 1314 …   Wikipedia