to alien

Examples

• All

• Under the agreement, the seller may alien the land at any time.

• He aliened his property to his brother last year.

• The trust prohibited him from aliening his shares to outsiders.

• The company decided to alien its assets.

• In his will, he aliened his property to his children to ensure their security.

• The couple decided to alien their rights to the property to the new owner next month.

• After negotiating the deal, she aliened her shares in the company to the investors.

Synonyms

T

transfer

vsto alien

355 3.2

An action of moving something to another place or person

applies only in formal legal cases moving ownership or rights

A

to assign

vsto alien

• Formal

7 6.3

Give your rights in property to another person

focuses on full ownership transfer rather than rights or interest

A

to alienate

vsto alien

• Formal

2 7.7

To give property or rights to someone else

is the same legal transfer presented as an alternate form

Antonyms

R

to retain

236 3.4

To keep having something such as a job or possession

Idioms

F

to feel like an alien

• Informal

2 7.0

To be out of place among the people around you

Compounds

A

alien absconder

• Offensive

9.9

A foreign person who stays in the United States after a court orders them to leave

Surface Forms

Etymology