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possibility of reverter

noun

C2CEFR level
95/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The future interest a grantor automatically retains on conveying a determinable fee, taking effect if the limiting event occurs.

Because the deed granted the land 'so long as it is used for a chapel,' the vendor kept a possibility of reverter.

Topic: Conveyancing & land in Legal English

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