rule against perpetuities

noun

The rule that prevents a testator or other transferor of property from controlling further transfer of his property more than twenty-one years after the death of anyone alive at the time of the original transfer who may have some interest in the transfer.

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Meanings

nounrule against perpetuities (plural rules against perpetuities)

plural rules against perpetuities

  1. singularsingular onlylawThe rule that prevents a testator or other transferor of property from controlling further transfer of his property more than twenty-one years after the death of anyone alive at the time of the original transfer who may have some interest in the transfer.
  2. broadlycountablelawAny rule that prevents a testator or other transferor of property from controlling further transfer of his property beyond a certain length of time.
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rule against perpetuities. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rule%20against%20perpetuities

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“rule against perpetuities.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rule%20against%20perpetuities. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rule against perpetuities,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rule%20against%20perpetuities.

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