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Pronunciation / Transliteration: joint tenancy
"La proprietà è stata registrata in joint tenancy."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A form of property co-ownership where two or more people hold equal shares with an undivided right of possession and the right of survivorship.
"They purchased the home under a joint tenancy, meaning if one passes away, the other automatically inherits the full ownership." - 2
A legal arrangement granting identical rights and obligations to multiple tenants regarding a single real estate property.
"The lease agreement was structured as a joint tenancy, making all roommates equally responsible for the rent."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'joindre' (to join, from Latin 'iungere') combined with Anglo-French 'tenance' (holding of land, from Latin 'tenere' meaning to hold). The legal concept solidified in English common law during the feudal era to describe concurrent ownership of property with the right of survivorship.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Joint tenancy" is said worldwide
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copropriété conjointe
Transliteration: ko-pʁɔ.pʁi.e.tɛ kɔ̃.ʒwɛ̃t
"Ils ont acheté la maison en copropriété conjointe."
Gesamteigentum
Transliteration: ɡəˈzam.təɪ̯ɡn̩ˌtuːm
"Das Haus wurde im Gesamteigentum erworben."
joint tenancy
Transliteration: joint tenancy
"La proprietà è stata registrata in joint tenancy."
tenencia conjunta
Transliteration: teˈnen.sja xoŋˈxun.ta
"La pareja compró la propiedad bajo la modalidad de tenencia conjunta."
propriedade conjunta
Transliteration: pɾi.pɾi.aˈda.dʒi kõˈʒũ.tɐ
"Eles adquiriram o imóvel em regime de propriedade conjunta."
संयुक्त स्वामित्व
Transliteration: sanyukt svamitva
"उन्होंने संयुक्त स्वामित्व के तहत संपत्ति खरीदी।"
联合共有
Transliteration: lián hé gòng yǒu
"他们以联合共有方式购买了这栋房子。"
공동 소유
Transliteration: gongdong so-yu
"그들은 공동 소유 형태로 주택을 매입했습니다."
合同共有
Transliteration: gōdō kyōyū
"その不動産は合同共有として登録されています。"
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