usufruct

(yū'zə-frŭkt', -sə-)
n.
The right to use and enjoy the profits and advantages of something belonging to another as long as the property is not damaged or altered in any way.

[Late Latin ūsūfrūctus, variant of Latin ūsusfrūctus : ūsus, use; see usual + frūctus, enjoyment; see fruit.]

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A civil law term referring to the right of one individual to use and enjoy the property of another, provided its substance is neither impaired nor altered.

For example, a usufructuary right would be the right to use water from a stream in order to generate electrical power. Such a right is distinguishable from a claim of legal ownership of the water itself.

1) the legal right of using and enjoying the fruits or profits of something belonging to another
2) the right to use or enjoy something

For a list of words related to usufruct, see:

• Customs, Formalities, and Practices - usufruct: legal right to use or enjoy profits of another’s property

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brugsret

Nederlands (Dutch)
(in) vruchtgebruik (hebben)

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) usufruit

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nutznießung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (νομ.) επικαρπία, νομή
v. - έχω την επικαρπία

Italiano (Italian)
usufrutto, usufruire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - usufruto (m)
v. - usufruir

Русский (Russian)
узуфрукт (право пользования чужой собственностью)

Español (Spanish)
n. - usufructo, usufructuar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nyttjanderätt (jur.)
v. - äga nyttjanderätt (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
用益权, 行使用益权, 使用权

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 用益權, 行使用益權, 使用權

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사용권, 이용권

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 使用権, 用益権, 利用権
v. - 用益権を行使する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حق الانتفاع (فعل) يحتفظ ب أو يبقي حق الانتفاع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זכות שימוש, טובת הנאה, מלוג (זכות שימוש ברווחים מקרן או מנכס אך לא בקרן או בנכס עצמם)‬

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