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Related to incorporeal: Incorporeal hereditament, incorporeal being, incorporeal rights, Incorporeal property
in·cor·po·re·al
(ĭn′kôr-pôr′ē-əl)adj.
1. Lacking material form or substance.
2. Law Of or relating to property or an asset that cannot be physically possessed, as a right or patent.
[Middle English incorporealle, from Latin incorporeus : in-, not; see in-1 + corporeus, consisting of a body; see corporeal.]
in′cor·po′re·al′i·ty (-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.
in′cor·po′re·al·ly adv.
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incorporeal
(ˌɪnkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl)adj
1. without material form, body, or substance
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) spiritual or metaphysical
3. (Law) law having no material existence but existing by reason of its annexation of something material, such as an easement, touchline, copyright, etc: an incorporeal hereditament.
ˌincorˈporeally adv
incorporeity, ˌincorporeˈality n
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in•cor•po•re•al
(ˌɪn kɔrˈpɔr i əl, -ˈpoʊr-)adj.
1. not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
2. having no material value but giving evidence of value, as a franchise.
in`cor•po`re•al′i•ty, n.
in`cor•po′re•al•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | incorporeal - without material form or substance; "an incorporeal spirit" unbodied - having no body |
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incorporeal
adjectiveHaving no body, form, or substance:
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incorporeal
adj → nicht körperlich, körperlos
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