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Defeasible

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An estate is defeasible when subject to be defeated by the operation of a condition subsequent, or conditional limitation.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Capable of defeasance.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Subject to be defeated, annulled, revoked or undone upon the happening of a future event or the performance of a condition subsequent or by a conditional limitation. Usually spoken of estates and interests in land. For instance, a mortgagee's estate is defeasible (liable to be defeated) by the mortgagor's equity of redemption.

Defeasible fee. An estate in fee but which is liable to be defeated by some future contingency; e. g., a vested remainder which might be defeated by the death of the remainderman before the time fixed for the taking effect of the devise. Forsythe v. Lansing, 109 Ky. 518, 59 S. W. 854; Wills v. Wills, 85 Ky. 486, 3 S. W. 900.

Defeasible title t One that. liable to be annulled or made void, but not one that is already void or an absolute nullity. Elder v. Schumacher, 18 Colo. 433, 33 Pac. 175.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Subject to be defeated, annulled, revoked, or undone upon the happening of a future event or the performance of a condition subsequent, or by a conditional limitation. Usually spoken of estates and interests inland. For instance, a mortgagee’s estate is deieasible (liable to be defeated) by the mortgagor's equity of redemption.