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DOMINANT TENEMENT

\dˈɒmɪnənt tˈɛnəmənt], \dˈɒmɪnənt tˈɛnəmənt], \d_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_n_ə_n_t t_ˈɛ_n_ə_m_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of DOMINANT TENEMENT

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Property that carries a right to use a portion of a neighboring property. For example, property that benefits from a beach access trail across another property is the dominant tenement.

2010 - Legal Glossary Database
By Oddity Software

(Leg.) In relation to servitudes, the tenement in favour of which the service is constituted.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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