How to pronounce “term of years”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (law, formal) An estate in land held under a lease which is not perpetual or indefinite in length, though in some cases may be contingent on some guaranteed occurrence.
• (law, idiomatic) The lease under which that estate in land is held.
• Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see term,‎ year.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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