shifting executory interest
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English
44
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A third party interest in an estate in land created by the conditions of a grant wherein the grantor gives the land to a second party, but with the occurrence of a condition divesting the second party of the land in favor of the third party.
Example Sentences
- "Joe gives land "to Mike, but if Harry graduates from law school, to Harry". Harry has an shifting executory interest because his graduation from law school divests Mike of ownership."