entailment
/ɪnˈteɪlmənt/
noun
- The state or fact of being involved or necessary as a consequence.
- The entailment of risk is part of any investment.
- There is a logical entailment between the premises and the conclusion.
- The entailment of extra costs was not mentioned in the contract.
- A legal restriction that limits the inheritance of property to a specific line of heirs.
- The entailment prevented the sale of the family farm.
- Under the entailment, only direct descendants could inherit the house.
- The lawyer explained the entailment to the heirs.
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