verb
alienate
Transfer property or rights to another person.
The contract limits the owner's ability to alienate the land.
Etymology
Latin alienare meant to make something another’s or transfer it. The legal sense retains that literal change of belonging: ownership or rights pass from one person to another.
More examples
- The deed alienates the property to a new owner.
- They had already alienated their rights to the mineral deposits.
- The agreement prohibits alienating the asset without approval.
Forms
alienate · alienates · alienated · alienating