vested
vested
Definition
vested (ves′tid)
vested
Synonyms
vested
modif.
vested
Law Definition
n
An unconditional right of
current or future enjoyment of title to and actual possession of property,
whether personal or real. See also
contingent.
vested estate
. See estate.
vested interest
A current right or title to possess a thing, even though the
actual possession may not take place until sometime in the future.
vested remainder
A property in the estate of a deceased that is limited to a
certain specified person, whose enjoyment of same may be deferred to some
future time.
vested
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- so: Any land or charge ( whether registered or unregistered ), which has vested in the trustee, will remain so vested.
- not: Cuba defends principles and not vested interests; therefore, although its supporters may feel upset, it emphatically opposes this war.
- very: Not surprisingly, there 27 Jun 2006: Column 157 were some very, very vested interests.
Modifies a noun
- interest: Hunting people have the biggest vested interest in the survival of the species.
- group: Somehow I doubt whether all the vested interest groups can be placated.
- right: Any vested right derived from prior use of an invention is a matter for national law... .
- power: The Fifth Republic, as conceived by de Gaulle, vested immense powers in the Presidency.
- self-interest: Marketisation undermines co-operation and trust and promotes competition and vested self-interest in their place.
- share: Dividends will accrue on the vested shares during the life of the share plan.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: The legal estate remains vested in the joint owners.
- become: They did therefore not become vested with rights of suit under subs.
Preposition: in
- company: Where an asset is held on trust under the terms of the CVA, the asset will remain vested in the company.
- trustee: The property will remain vested in any trustee until such time as the bankruptcy order is annulled.
- author: The copyright for the separate papers published within these proceedings remains vested in the individual authors.
- authority: These assets had ( due to a series of local government reorganizations in the area ) become vested in the unitary authority.
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