English Dictionary

contingent remainder

noun

(law) An interest in property that is owned by a party that can not be identified until the interest vests.

The contingent remainder was a provision in the will.

意味（1）

(law) An interest in property that is owned by a party that can not be identified until the interest vests.

Joe leaves property to Mike for life, and then to Mike's oldest surviving child; since it is not known who will be Mike's oldest surviving child at the time of Mike's death, ownership of the property is a contingent remainder.