tenant at sufferance
noun[C]
ukuspluraltenants at sufferanceLAW,PROPERTY
atenantwhostaysin abuilding, etc. after theleasehasended, and without the owner'spermission:
Atenantatsufferanceisliabletopayrent, but can beevictedat anytime.
| 单词 | tenant at sufferance |
| 释义 | tenant at sufferance noun[C] ukuspluraltenants at sufferanceLAW,PROPERTY atenantwhostaysin abuilding, etc. after theleasehasended, and without the owner'spermission: Atenantatsufferanceisliabletopayrent, but can beevictedat anytime. Examplesoftenant at sufferancetenant at sufferance The owner is not permitted to use excessive force in ejecting atenantatsufferance. FromProject Gutenberg If a person has a lawful estate in land, and retains possession without right after his interest ceases, he is said to be atenantatsufferance. FromProject Gutenberg Atenantatsufferanceis a wrongdoer. FromProject Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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