usufruction

== English == === Etymology === From usufruct +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːz(j)ʊˈfɹʌkʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /juzəˈfɹʌkʃən/ Hyphenation: usu‧fruct === Noun === usufruction (uncountable) (law) The condition or state of possessing a usufruct. 1994, Abdullah Alwi Haji Hassan, “Loans, Deposit and al-Ḥajr”, in Sales and Contracts in Early Islamic Commercial Law, Islamabad: Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, (Islamic Research Institute, Islamabad; no. 92), →ISBN, →OCLC; republished Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia: The Other Press, 2007, →ISBN, page 199: The use of the property of an orphan by a guardian who carries out his guardianship, is allowed for the latter's daily subsistence. Such use should be just and reasonable. […] According to al-Sha'bá, such just and reasonable use is like usufructing the milk of cattle, having services from servants and riding animals or vehicles, as long as such usufruction does not impair or damage the property itself. ==== Related terms ==== usufruct usufructuary === Anagrams === infructuous