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Present Estate

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

An estate In possession; one presently vested.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An estate which is presently vested.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An estate in immediate possession ; one now existing, or vested at the present time; as distinguished from a future estate, the enjoyment of which is postponed to a future time.

Defined under Present in Black's Law Dictionary.