usufruct
The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to…The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged.
» I have the usufruct of that land.
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1 sensesThe legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged.
Nutznießung, Nießbrauch, Fruchtgenussrecht
узуфру́ктuzufrúkt
узуфруктuzufrukt
a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way
Examples
1 sentencesI have the usufruct of that land.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin ūsufrūctus, from ūsus + frūctus (“usage of the fruits of production”). CogFrom Late Latin ūsufrūctus, from ūsus + frūctus (“usage of the fruits of production”). Cognate with French usufruit, Italian usufrutto, usofrutto, Occitan usufrug, Portuguese usufruto, Spanish usufructo.
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