inter vivos

American  

[in-ter vahy-vohs, vee-] / ˈɪn tər ˈvaɪ voʊs, ˈvi- /

adverb

Law.

1. (especially of a gift or trust) taking effect during the lifetimes of the parties involved; between living persons.

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inter vivos British  

/ ˈɪntə ˈviːvɒs /

adjective

1. law between living people

   an inter vivos gift

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Etymology

Origin of inter vivos

First recorded in 1830–40, inter vivos is from Latin inter vīvōs literally, “among the living”

Example Sentences

Thousands of my readers have put their real estate into an inter vivos trust using one of the forms in my book.

From Time Magazine Archive

SEE Clark, Charles E. Cases on the law of titles to real property acquired originally and by transfer inter vivos.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1959 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Not only is it incapable of being disposed of by testament but it is scarcely capable of being alienated by conveyance inter vivos.

From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir

The Will in question was a conveyance inter vivos, a complete and irrevocable alienation of the Testator's family and substance to the person whom he119 meant to be his heir.

From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir

It seems to me demonstrable that their influence has been profound, and that, without understanding the theory of inheritance, it is impossible to understand the theory of transfer inter vivos.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell