jouissance
- noun
- /ˈʒuːɪsɑ̃s/
- UK
:
disfrute
- The contract granted her jouissance of the apartment for the entire year.
Examples
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Legal disputes sometimes arise over the jouissance of inherited property.
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During his jouissance of the land, he planted several fruit trees.
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The jouissance of owning a home is unparalleled.
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She felt a sense of jouissance when she finally bought her dream car.
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The contract granted her jouissance of the apartment for the entire year.
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Legal disputes sometimes arise over the jouissance of inherited property.
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During his jouissance of the land, he planted several fruit trees.
Synonyms
230
2.0
The state of having or controlling something, especially property
187
2.5
The legal right to have and control something like a house
36
4.6
Legal permission to control things like land or inventions
The legal right to own and control property
The state of owning things like land or buildings
Antonyms
- Specialized
10
8.0
Losing property, such as money or a house, as a penalty for doing something wrong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jouissance comes from French jouir 'to enjoy', the same root as the English verb enjoy. In law it means the right to use and 'enjoy' property, so it is the right to get benefit from something you own or use.