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n. - Someone who holds property by the legal right of using and enjoying the fruits or profits of something belonging to another.

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  • Ngāti Apa case, the Court of Appeal held that the scope of customary title could range from what it called usufructuary rights to something approaching fee simple.
  • Though there remain formidable social and political obstacles to the full realization of these rights, there is growing recognition of the need to take steps to ensure that...
  • WHEREAS, the late Hugh E. Vincent of New Orleans, Louisiana, whose estate is being administered under No. 304-985 of the docket of the Civil District Court of Orleans Parish,...
  • Perfect usufruct, which is of things which the usufructuary can enjoy without altering their substance, though their substance may be diminished or deteriorated...
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  • This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.
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