incorporeal — in·cor·po·re·al /ˌin kȯr pōr ē əl/ adj: not tangible: having no material body or form incorporeal hereditaments an incorporeal right compare corporeal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
right — / rīt/ n [Old English riht, from riht righteous] 1 a: qualities (as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval b: something that is morally just able to… … Law dictionary
incorporeal property — n. Property that exists as a legal right without physical substance, such as a copyright. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. incorporeal property … Law dictionary
incorporeal hereditament — ➔ hereditament * * * incorporeal hereditament UK US noun [C] ► PROPERTY, LAW something which can be inherited (= left to someone by a person who has died) but does not physically exist: »The right to use air space over property is an incorporeal… … Financial and business terms
incorporeal ownership — Not ownership of a thing, but ownership in a right related to a thing. For example, if you own piece of land, that is corporeal ownership. But if you own a right of way on that piece of land, that is incorporeal ownership. (See also: corporeal… … Law dictionary
incorporeal hereditament — index heritage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 incorporeal hereditament … Law dictionary
incorporeal — [in΄kôr pôr′ē əl] adj. [L incorporeus (see INCORPOREITY) + AL] 1. not consisting of matter; without material body or substance 2. of spirits or angels 3. Law without physical existence in itself but belonging as a right to a material thing or… … English World dictionary
incorporeal — adjective Etymology: Middle English incorporealle, from Anglo French incorporel, from Latin incorporeus, from in + corporeus corporeal Date: 15th century 1. not corporeal ; having no material body or form 2. of, relating to, or constituting a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
incorporeal property — In the civil law, that which consists in legal right merely. The same as choses in action at common law … Black's law dictionary
incorporeal things — Things that have no body, but are comprehended by the understanding, such as rights of inheritance, servitudes, obligations, and right of intellectual property. Webb v. State Through Dept. of Transp. & Development, La.App. 1 Cir., 470 So.2d 994,… … Black's law dictionary
incorporeal property — In the civil law, that which consists in legal right merely. The same as choses in action at common law … Black's law dictionary