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en·tail
(ĕn-tāl′, ĭn-)tr.v. en·tailed, en·tail·ing, en·tails
1. To have, impose, or require as a necessary accompaniment or consequence: The investment entailed a high risk. The proposition X is a rose entails the proposition X is a flower because all roses are flowers.
2. To limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs.
3. To bestow or impose on a person or a specified succession of heirs.
n.
1.
a. The act of entailing, especially property.
b. The state of being entailed.
2. An entailed estate.
3. A predetermined order of succession, as to an estate or to an office.
4. Something transmitted as if by unalterable inheritance.
[Middle English entaillen, to limit inheritance to specific heirs : en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + taille, tail; see tail2.]
en·tail′ment n.
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entail
(ɪnˈteɪl)vb (tr)
1. to bring about or impose by necessity; have as a necessary consequence: this task entails careful thought.
2. (Law) property law to restrict (the descent of an estate) to a designated line of heirs
3. (Logic) logic to have as a necessary consequence
n
(Law) property law
a. the restriction imposed by entailing an estate
b. an estate that has been entailed
[C14: entaillen, from en-1 + taille limitation, tail2]
enˈtailer n
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en•tail
(v. ɛnˈteɪl; n. also ˈɛn teɪl)v.t.
1. to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence: This project will entail a lot of work.
2. to limit the passage of (real property) to a specified line or category of heirs.
3. to cause (anything) to descend to a fixed series of possessors.
n. 4. the act of entailing.
5. the state of being entailed.
6. any predetermined order of succession, as to an office.
7. something that is entailed, as an estate.
8. the rule of descent settled for an estate.
[1350–1400; Middle English; see en-1, tail2]
en•tail′er, n.
en•tail′ment, n.
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entail
Past participle: entailed
Gerund: entailing
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| Noun | 1. | entail - land received by fee tail acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" |
| 2. | entail - the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" | |
| Verb | 1. | entail - have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" necessitate - cause to be a concomitant |
| 2. | entail - impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?" lead - tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" | |
| 3. | entail - limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs |
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entail
verb involve, require, cause, produce, demand, lead to, call for, occasion, need, impose, result in, bring about, give rise to, encompass, necessitate Such a decision would entail a huge risk.
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entail
[ɪnˈteɪl]A. VT
1. (= necessitate) → suponer, implicar; [+ hardship, suffering] → acarrear, traer consigo
it entails a lot of work → supone or implica mucho trabajo
it entailed buying a new car → supuso comprar un coche nuevo
what does the job entail? → ¿en qué consiste el trabajo?
it entails a lot of work → supone or implica mucho trabajo
it entailed buying a new car → supuso comprar un coche nuevo
what does the job entail? → ¿en qué consiste el trabajo?
2. (Jur) → vincular
B. N (Jur) → vínculo m
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entail
(inˈteil) verb to bring as a result; to require. These alterations will entail great expense.acarrear, traer consigo
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