Inter vivos

/ˈɪntər ˈvaɪvoʊs/ adjective

Definition

Referring to legal transactions or transfers that occur between living persons, as opposed to those that take effect upon death. Commonly used to describe trusts or gifts made during the donor's lifetime.

Etymology

Directly from Latin meaning 'between the living.' Roman law distinguished between acts performed during life versus those taking effect at death (mortis causa), and this distinction remains fundamental in modern estate planning.

Kelly Says

Inter vivos is lawyer Latin for 'while you're still breathing!' It's the legal world's way of distinguishing between what you do with your stuff while alive versus what happens to it when you're dead - a crucial difference for taxes and legal challenges.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የህይወት ውስጥ
ye-hi-we-t wo-s-t
ARالعربية
بين الأحياء
bein al-a-hya
BNবাংলা
জীবিতদের মধ্যে
jee-vit-der-med-dhe
CACatalà
entre vots
on-tre vo-ts
CSČeština
mezi živými
me-zi zhy-vy-mi
DADansk
mellem levende
mel-lem le-ven-de
DEDeutsch
zwischen Lebenden
tshween le-ben-den
ELΕλληνικά
μετα βιωσάντων
me-ta vee-o-san-ton
ESEspañol
entre vivos
en-tre vee-vos
FAفارسی
در زمان حیات
dar z-man ha-ya-at
FISuomi
elävänä
e-la-vä-nä
FRFrançais
entre vifs
on-tre vif
GUGU
જીવન દરમ્યાન
jee-van dar-m-yaan
HAHA
a tsakanin mutane
a tsakan-in mu-ta-ne
HEעברית
בין החיים
bein ha-cha-yim
HIहिन्दी
जीवितों के बीच
jee-vit-on ke beech
HUMagyar
élők között
el-ok ken-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
di antara orang hidup
di an-ta-ra o-rang hi-dup
IGIG
n'ime n'ime
ni-me ni-me
ITItaliano
tra vivi
tra vee-vee
JA日本語
生者間
sei-sha-kan
KKKK
жасу
ja-su
KMKM
ក្នុងរដ្ឋ
k-nong ro-dth
KO한국어
생존자 사이
saeng-jon-ja sai
MRMR
जीवित असलेल्यांच्या
jee-vit a-sa-le-ya-chan-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
di antara orang hidup
di an-ta-ra o-rang hi-dup
MYမြန်မာ
လူနေ့ကြီး
lu-ne-d-kee
NLNederlands
tussen levende
tussen le-ven-de
NONorsk
mellom levende
mel-lom le-ven-de
PAPA
ਜੀਵਨ ਅੰਦਰ
jee-van an-dar
PLPolski
między żyjącymi
mie-dzy zhy-w-y-mi
PTPortuguês
entre vivos
en-tre vee-vos
RORomână
între vii
in-tre vee
RUРусский
между живыми
mezh-du zhi-vymi
SVSvenska
mellan levande
mell-an le-van-de
SWKiswahili
katiba hai
ka-ti-ba hai
TAதமிழ்
வாழ்பவர்களிடையே
vaazh-pa-var-gal-i-dai-ye
TEతెలుగు
జీవుల మధ్య
jee-vu-la medhya
THไทย
ระหว่างคนเป็น
ra-woang kon ben
TLTL
sa pagitan ng mga buhay
sa pa-gi-tan ng mga bu-hay
TRTürkçe
hayattayken
ha-yat-tay-ken
UKУкраїнська
між живими
mish zhy-vy-mi
URاردو
جینداں کے درمیان
jeen-daan ke dar-mee-an
VITiếng Việt
giữa người sống
giew-a ngoo-ee sống
YOYO
ni gbogbo
ni gbog-bo
ZH中文
在世之间
zài shì zhī jiān
ZUZU
phakathi abantu abalulekile
pha-ka-thi a-ban-tu a-ba-lu-le-ke-le

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