community property

noun

Property that is acquired during a marriage, excluding gifts and inheritances, that is owned jointly by both spouses and is divided upon divorce, annulment or death.

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Meanings

nouncommunity property (countable and uncountable, plural community properties)

plural community properties

  1. countableuncountablelawProperty that is acquired during a marriage, excluding gifts and inheritances, that is owned jointly by both spouses and is divided upon divorce, annulment or death.
  2. UScountableuncountablelawMarital property that is divided equally in California and some other states, as opposed to equitable distribution, the practice in most states.
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APA

community property. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/community%20property

MLA

“community property.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/community%20property. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “community property,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/community%20property.

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