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tenement

noun/ˈtɛnəmənt/

B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

In property law, any species of permanent property, especially land or an interest in land, that is held of another.

The dominant tenement enjoyed a right of drainage over the servient tenement below it.

Topic: Conveyancing & land in Legal English

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