tenants by the entirety
A term to know.
A co-ownership of property as joint tenants with right of survivorship by a husband and wife, where the surviving spouse automatically takes the interest of the deceased spouse. Husband and wife are treated in this co-tenancy as one person, and only a creditor of both may attack property held in this manner.
Synonyms:
T by E, T-by-E, TBE, tenant by the entirety, tenants by the entireties
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T by E, T-by-E, TBE, tenant by the entirety, tenants by the entireties