Meaning of usufruction | Babel Free

Definitions

The condition or state of possessing a usufruct.

uncountable

Examples

“The antecedent circumstances show⟳ that the natural right always appertaining to the early inhabitants of the shores of this river, above the Canadian line, to navigate⟳ it, has once been fortified by joint conquest, and by subsequent joint usufruction.”

“The land⟳ cultivated by the peasant therefore was divided into two principal categories: / 1. That in which he had rights of property; / 2. That in which he had only rights of usufruction. […] As regards the land⟳ in which the peasant had only rights of usufruction, it was divided into two principal categories: / 1. Land⟳ in which the peasant had hereditary rights of usufruction, and could transmit his holding to his descendants and his collaterals, according to the common law of inheritance; / 2. Land⟳ in which the occupier was only a tenant for life, or for a term of years, or at will.”

“The use⟳ of the property of an orphan by a guardian who carries out his guardianship, is allowed for the latter's daily subsistence. Such use⟳ should be just and reasonable. […] According to al-Sha'bá, such just and reasonable use⟳ is like⟳ usufructing the milk of cattle, having services from servants and riding animals or vehicles, as long as such usufruction does not impair or damage⟳ the property itself.”

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