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en·tail  (n-tl, n-)
tr.v. en·tailed, en·tail·ing, en·tails
1. To have, impose, or require as a necessary accompaniment or consequence: The investment entailed a high risk. The proposition X is a rose entails the proposition X is a flower because all roses are flowers.
2. To limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs.
3. To bestow or impose on a person or a specified succession of heirs.
n.
1.
a. The act of entailing, especially property.
b. The state of being entailed.
2. An entailed estate.
3. A predetermined order of succession, as to an estate or to an office.
4. Something transmitted as if by unalterable inheritance.

[Middle English entaillen, to limit inheritance to specific heirs : en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + taille, tail; see tail2.]

en·tailment n.

entail [ɪnˈteɪl]
vb (tr)
1. to bring about or impose by necessity; have as a necessary consequence this task entails careful thought
2. (Law) Property law to restrict (the descent of an estate) to a designated line of heirs
3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic to have as a necessary consequence
n
(Law) Property law
a.  the restriction imposed by entailing an estate
b.  an estate that has been entailed
[entaillen, from en-1 + taille limitation, tail2]
entailer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.entail - land received by fee tail
acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
2.entail - the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
Verb1.entail - have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
necessitate - cause to be a concomitant
2.entail - impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?"
lead - tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
3.entail - limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
bequeath, will, leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

entail
Translations
entail [ɪnˈteɪl]
A. VT
1. (= necessitate) → suponer, implicar; [+ hardship, suffering] → acarrear, traer consigo
it entails a lot of worksupone or implica mucho trabajo
it entailed buying a new carsupuso comprar un coche nuevo
what does the job entail?¿en qué consiste el trabajo?
2. (Jur) → vincular
B. N (Jur) → vínculo m

entail [ɪnˈteɪl] vt [+ risk] → comporter; [+ cost, loss] → entraîner; [+ changes] → entraîner
to entail doing sth → impliquer de faire qch
What does this entail? → Qu'est ce que cela signifie?

entail
vt
expense, inconvenience, changesmit sich bringen; risk, difficulty, lossverbunden sein mit, mit sich bringen; (= involve) workerforderlich machen; what is entailed in buying a house?was ist zum Hauskauf alles erforderlich?; this will entail (my) buying a new cardas bringt mit sich or macht es erforderlich, dass ich mir ein neues Auto kaufen muss
(Logic) if x = y, not x entails not ywenn x = y ist, so folgt daraus, dass nicht x nicht = y ist
(Jur) to entail an estateein Gut als Fideikommiss vererben; entailed estateunveräußerliches Erbgut, Fideikommiss nt

entail [ɪnˈteɪl] vtcomportare
it entailed buying a new car → comportava l'acquisto di una nuova macchina
entail [ɪnˈteɪl] vtcomportare
it entailed buying a new car → comportava l'acquisto di una nuova macchina

entail
v entail [inˈteil]
to bring as a result; to require These alterations will entail great expense. meebring يَسْتَلْزِم، يَتَطَلَّب изисквам znamenat medføre; indebære mit sich bringen συνεπάγομαι, απαιτώ acarrear, traer consigo kaasa tooma در پی داشتن؛ مستلزم بودن aiheuttaa occasionner לְהוֹרִיש आवश्यक बना देना zahtijevati maga után von memerlukan hafa í för með sér comportare 伴う 수반하다 sukelti, reikalauti būt saistītam; izraisīt (sekas) memerlukan met zich meebrengen medføre, kreve pociągnąć za sobą trazer a ne­cesita влечь за собой vyžadovať imeti za posledico zahtevati medföra ส่งผลซึ่งไม่อาจหลีกเลี่ยงได้ gerektirmek, icap etmek 結果帶來,需要 спричиняти; потребувати لازم ہونا đòi hỏi ,使


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