usufruct

topic posted Fri, March 18, 2005 - 9:56 PM by  Unsubscribed
usufruct \YOO-zuh-frukt\ noun

*1 : the legal right of using and enjoying the fruits or profits of something belonging to another
2 : the right to use or enjoy something


When they sold the land, the Arnolds retained the usufruct to pick the apples in the orchards they had planted.
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    Re: usufruct

    Sun, March 20, 2005 - 12:59 AM
    Welcome to the Tundra, the sign says, greeting executives from Exxon and Chevron to the Anwar Wilderness range. These usufructrous parasites introduced by legislative injection to previously immune lands.
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    Re: usufruct

    Sun, April 10, 2005 - 9:25 AM
    some hunter-gatherer societies don't recognize personal property, but build their entire economic system on usufruct, which is this case means: if you're using something, you're entitled to it.

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