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Inter vivos
“Between the living.”
Legal term (Roman law)
Translation
What does “Inter vivos” mean?
Inter vivos translates as “Between the living.”
Describes a gift or transfer made during the giver’s lifetime, not through a will.
Origin
The story behind it
A term from Roman law, which distinguished gifts between the living (donatio inter vivos) from gifts made in view of death. It is still used in property, tax and trust law.
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- Between the living.
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- Legal term (Roman law)
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