entail

entail Definition

en·tail (en tāl′, in-)

transitive verb

Law to limit the inheritance of (real property) to a specific line or class of heirs
to cause or require as a necessary consequence; involve; necessitate the plan entails work

Etymology: ME entailen < en-, in + taile, talie, an agreement < OFr taillié, pp. of taillier, to cut: see tailor

noun

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entail Synonyms

entail Law Definition

Archaic

At common law, an interest in real estate that passed only to direct issue of the owner and not to collateral heirs.

entail Usage Examples

Object

supervenience: Bennett also argues that in such a case even weak global supervenience entails strong individual supervenience.
rejection: To become a Bahá'í does not entail an automatic rejection of one's previous religion.
sacrifice: We can have it if we want it, tho it may entail some sacrifices.
removal: The construction of the Alcoa aluminum plant at São Luís entailed the removal of 22,000 people from their homes without compensation.
demolition: The council understands and accepts that this strategy will entail the demolition of Dee House.
consequence: It would also entail grave consequences for our own country and for the world.

Used with why or when

when: As for being sworn at and spat on at 3.30am, did he not realize what the job entailed when he took it on?
what: The answers to the composition questions entail what position you must take over matters of persistence.

Present participle complement

assist: This entails assisting with a specified number of fumigations for the Certificate of Proficiency that is required and keeping a logbook.
remove: Meeting this limit may entail removing illustrations as these make particularly high use of memory.
treat: We recognize that doing this may entail treating some pupils differently.
move: If the use of email entails moving to the device or asking another person to do something, its main benefits are lost.
attend: This will entail attending relevant lectures as required by present regulations.
travel: This entails traveling through a small section of Ukraine for which you need a visa.

Modifying Another Word

logically: To abstain, therefore, from the quest for power is logically entailed by an understanding of the evil of violence.
inevitably: However, " up for sale " when a VC is on board, inevitably entails " to the highest bidder.
necessarily: It necessarily entails an element of more favorable treatment.
this: What would the consequences be of imitating the process employed in the comparator, and what risks would this entail?
that: Does that entail dealing with asylum applications at the High Commission?
usually: This usually entails filling in a few personal details.

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