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chattel

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chat·tel

noun \ˈcha-təl\

Definition of CHATTEL

1
: an item of tangible movable or immovable property except real estate and things (as buildings) connected with real property

Examples of CHATTEL

  1. <at one time, the children of black slaves were also considered chattel>
  2. <packed up all her chattels and moved to a new state>

Origin of CHATTEL

Middle English chatel property, from Anglo-French — more at cattle
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with CHATTEL

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