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tenement legal definition
noun
- Any building, structure, or house attached to the land.
- Any property held by freehold.
- A building used as a residence. See also tenement house.
dominant tenement
Property that carries with it the right to use part of an
adjoining property.
servient tenement
Property that contains features used by occupier of adjoining
property, as with an easement.
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