"joint tenancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: joint tenancies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} joint tenancy (plural joint tenancies)
  1. (law) A form of ownership by two or more individuals in which the share in the asset belonging to any of the owners passes automatically to the other owners upon death, without requiring probate. Categories (topical): Law Related terms: tenancy in common Translations (Translations): gezamenhandse eigendom [neuter] (Dutch), gezamenlijke eigendom [neuter] (Dutch), propriété en main commune [feminine] (French), propriété commune [Switzerland, feminine] (French), Gesamthandseigentum [neuter] (German), Gesamteigentum [Switzerland, neuter] (German), proprietà in mano comune [feminine] (Italian), proprietà comune [Switzerland, feminine] (Italian), mancomunhão [feminine] (Portuguese), comunidad germánica [feminine] (Spanish), comunidad de mano común [feminine] (Spanish), propriedad mancomunada [feminine] (Spanish), cyd-denantiaeth [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-joint_tenancy-en-noun-dMuxEjhk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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