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

A dead body wants to return, and be inrolled inter vivos.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)

A donatio mortis causa stands halfway between a gift inter vivos and a legacy, and has some of the characteristics of each form of disposition.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

As to his successors through gift inter vivos or testament, they are not bound to give the superfluities as an alms, since the church precept was for the cleric himself.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

The Mortmain Acts applied only to cases of alienation inter vivos.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various