community property

English

Noun

community property (uncountable)

  1. (law) Property acquired during a marriage, excluding gifts and inheritances, that is owned jointly by both spouses and is divided upon divorce, annulment or death (in the United States: marital property as divided equally in California and some other states, as opposed to equitable distribution, the practice in most states).
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