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perpetuity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sempiternity |
| Type of | permanence, permanency |
| Derivation | perpetual |
Examples of perpetuity
perpetuity
We are lumbered with this family for perpetuity unless we do something about it.
From the guardian.co.uk
Who will have the moral fortitude to extend unemployment benefits in perpetuity?
From the denverpost.com
A stone sculpture of a bird perched in perpetuity marks the grave of a parakeet.
From the stltoday.com
Caesar was later proclaimed dictator first for ten years and then in perpetuity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Part of the money was to pay for masses in perpetuity for the men he had hanged.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Jones actually remains president in perpetuity of the Augusta National Golf Club.
From the theepochtimes.com
He would be entitled to 10% of all the revenues from the new lands in perpetuity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
At birth, obviously, but in perpetuity if we can still locate the corporate pulse.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I thought Walt was freaked out because he just signed up with Gus into perpetuity.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
- The property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless)
- A perpetuity is an annuity that has no definite end, or a stream of cash payments that continues forever. There are few actual perpetuities in existence (the United Kingdom (UK) government has issued them in the past; these are known and still trade as consols). ...
- The quality or state of being perpetual; endless duration; uninterrupted existence; Something that is perpetual; A limitation intended to be unalterable and of indefinite duration; a disposition of property which attempts to make it inalienable beyond certain limits fixed or conceived as ...
- (Perpetuities (Rule Against Perpetuities)) A complex rule, the purpose of which is to keep property from being frozen in a will or trust beyond a certain period of time. ...
- A constant stream of identical cash flows without end, such as a British consol.
- The condition of being never ending. In legal terms it refers to an interest under which property is less than completely alienable for longer than the law allows.
- Lasting forever without a termination date, but in some cases the law imposes a finite period, e.g the Rule Against Perpetuities in relation to some trusts.
- Duration without limitation as to time. See also Rule against perpetuities.
- For ever. The law in some countries (England and Wales for example) does not allow licenced property rights for more than 80 years.
