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Tenement vs Domicile - What's the difference?

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Tenement is a related term of domicile.


In legal|lang=en terms the difference between tenement and domicile

is that tenement is (legal) any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned while domicile is (legal) a residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.

As nouns the difference between tenement and domicile

is that tenement is a building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one while domicile is (formal) a home or residence.

As a verb domicile is

to have a domicile in a particular place.

tenement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one
  • (legal) any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned
  • (figurative) Dwelling; abode; habitation.
  • * John Locke
  • Who has informed us that a rational soul can inhabit no tenement , unless it has just such a sort of frontispiece?

    Synonyms

    * (building) tenement house, apartment building

    Derived terms

    * servient tenement

    See also

    (Wikipedia) * rooming house

    References

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    domicile

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (formal) A home or residence.
  • The call to jury duty was sent to my legal domicile ; too bad I was on vacation at the time.
  • (legal) A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.
  • (Wharton)

    Verb

  • To have a domicile in a particular place.
  • The answer depends on in which state he was domiciled at his death.
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