Term In Gross
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A term of years Is said to be either in gross (outstanding) or attendant upon the inheritance. It is outstanding, or in gross, when it is unattached or disconnected from the estate or inheritance, as where it is in the hands of some third party having no interest in the inheritance. It is attendant when vested in some trustee in trust for the owner of the inheritance. Brown.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
An estate for years which is not held in trust for the party entitled to the land on the expiration of the term.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A term of years is said to be either in gross (outstanding) or attendant upon the inheritance. It is outstanding, or in gross, when it is unattached or disconnected from the estate or inheritance, as where it is in the hands of some third party having no interest in the inheritance; jt is attendant, when vested in some trustee in trust for the owner of the inheritance. Brown.
Defined under Term in Black's Law Dictionary.