Law Dictionary

To search for a particular term please use the following search box.

moiety

The half of anything; as, if a testator bequeath one moiety of his estate to A, and the other to B, each shall take an equal part. Joint tenants are said to hold by moieties. Lit. 125; 3 M. G. & S. 274, 283

Source : Bouvier 1856

Language : English

Return

Return to Law Dictionary Index