joint tenancy
noun Law.
a holding of property, either real or personal, by two or more persons with each sharing the undivided interest, the entire tenancy passing to the survivor or survivors.
Compare
tenancy in common.
Words nearby joint tenancy
joint return,
joint runner,
joint session,
joint stock,
joint stool,
joint tenancy,
joint tenant,
joint venture,
joint-stock company,
joint-venture,
jointed
Example sentences from the Web for joint tenancy
Presently his widow brought suit for an estate by survivorship in joint-tenancy.
A Century of Science and Other Essays |John FiskeAs to joint-tenancy between co-heirs, see tract called 'Judgments of Co-tenancy.'
The English Village Community |Frederic Seebohm