English Dictionary

joint tenancy

名詞

(law) A form of ownership by two or more individuals in which the share in the asset belonging to any of the owners passes automatically to the other owners upon death, without requiring probate.

日本語の意味

（法）複数の個人が共同で所有する形態。所有者のうちの一人が死亡した場合、その所有持分が自動的に他の存命所有者に移転し、遺産の検認手続きが不要となる。

They decided to hold the house in joint tenancy so that if one owner died, their share would pass automatically to the surviving owners without probate.

彼らは家を生存者への承継権がある共同所有として保有することに決めた。所有者の一人が死亡しても、検認手続きなしにその持分が生存する共同所有者に自動的に移るようにするためだ。

意味（1）

(law) A form of ownership by two or more individuals in which the share in the asset belonging to any of the owners passes automatically to the other owners upon death, without requiring probate.

The act of 1821, “concerning partition and joint rights and obligations,” undertook to deal only with joint tenancies and tenancies in common, held by the tenants in their own rights or in right of their wives.

joint tenancies （ plural ）