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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 66-1-105

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.

It shall not be necessary, as at common law, that a contingent remainder be supported by a particular estate of the dignity of a freehold, but it shall be sufficient and lawful for contingent remainders to be supported by a preceding estate for years.