🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Getrenntes Eigentum

Pronunciation / Transliteration: getrenntes Eigentum

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Separate Property/ˈsɛp.ə.reɪt ˈpɒp.ər.ti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Im Falle einer Scheidung blieb sein getrenntes Eigentum unberührt."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Property owned by one spouse that is not subject to division upon divorce.

    "In the event of a divorce, her separate property remained intact and was not divided."
  2. 2

    Assets that are legally recognized as belonging to one individual, separate from shared or marital assets.

    "He was able to prove that the house was his separate property, having been purchased before the marriage."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'separate property' originates from legal terminology in English, where 'separate' derives from the Latin 'separatus', meaning 'set apart', and 'property' comes from the Latin 'proprietas', meaning 'ownership'. The phrase has evolved to refer specifically to assets owned by one spouse in a marriage, distinct from marital property.

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