noun
alienation
The transfer of property or rights to another.
The agreement requires approval before any alienation of the property.
Etymology
Latin alienus meant belonging to another. Alienation makes that relationship the result of a transaction, naming the process by which property or rights become another person’s.
More examples
- The lawyer explains the deed's restriction on alienation.
- That alienation transferred ownership to a charitable trust.
- The records list several alienations of land from the estate.
Forms
alienation · alienations