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Definition of Perpetuities
1. perpetuity [n] - See also: perpetuity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perpetuities
Literary usage of Perpetuities
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Index to Legal Periodical Literature by Leonard Augustus Jones, Frank Ellsworth Chipman (1919)
"Cy Près doctrine, with reference to the rule against perpetuities. ... Limitations
which may exceed the limits of the rule of perpetuities. ..."
2. A Treatise on Wills by Thomas Jarman, Joseph Fitz Randolph, William Talcott (1880)
"The rule of the common law as to perpetuities has been re-inforced or modified
in some states by constitutional or statutory provisions. ..."
3. Handbook of the Law of Wills by George Enos Gardner, Walter Thomas Dunmore (1916)
"The Rule Against perpetuities. 52. Statutes Against Suspension of Power of ...
THE RULE AGAINST perpetuities 51. The power of a testator to dispose of his ..."
4. Commentaries on the Law of Wills: Embracing Execution, Interpretation and by John E. Alexander (1918)
"perpetuities defined. § 1157. Development of the rule against perpetuities.
§ 1158. ... Effect of provisions violating rule against perpetuities. § 1169. ..."
5. A Treatise on the Law of Personal Property by James Schouler (1918)
"Rule against perpetuities. The rule against perpetuities is applicable to
limitations of personal as well as of real property.1 In order to prevent the ..."
6. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"In the application of the rule against perpetuities, the law will not permit ...
The rule against perpetuities is an instance of judicial legislation, ..."
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