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disentail

verb/ˌdɪsɪnˈteɪl/

C2CEFR level
97/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

To free land from an entail so that it may be dealt with as an ordinary fee simple.

The heir executed a disentailing assurance to bar the entail and sell the estate outright.

Similar: bar the entail

Topic: Property in Legal English

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