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abalienating

v.
C2 Proficiency abalien·at·ing

v. to transfer the ownership of property or land to someone else. It is a formal way to say you are giving up your legal rights to something.

v. to transfer the title or ownership of property to another party. A formal legal term derived from civil law, typically used in the context of property alienation.


SIMPLE

The owner is abalienating his land to the local council.

CONTEXTUAL

The legal documents confirm that the family is abalienating their ancestral estate to a private trust.

COMPLEX

By abalienating the property through a formal deed, the grantor ensures that all future claims by heirs are legally extinguished under current property statutes.

Usage

The verb is transitive and requires a direct object representing the property or right being transferred.

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