What is RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES?

An older legal ruling that states that abenficiary must have the property left to him, transferred to him within a period of 21 years.

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Related Legal Terms
SINE QUA NON RULE, RULE TO PLEAD, ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE RULE, RULE NISI, PEREMPTORY RULE, OCCURRENCE RULE, NEGLIGENCE RULE, SHORT SALE RULE, BEFORE-AND-AFTER RULE, NEIGHBOR RULE


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