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Term: TERTENANT
Definition: A tertenant is someone who has actual possession of land or an interest in a judgment debtor's land after the judgment creditor's lien has attached to the land. This can include a subsequent purchaser. Essentially, a tertenant is the person who occupies or owns the land in question.
TERTENANT
Tertenant refers to a person who has actual possession of land or property. It can also refer to a person who has an interest in a judgment debtor's land after the judgment creditor's lien has attached to the land, such as a subsequent purchaser.
The examples illustrate that tertenant refers to a person who has either actual possession of the land or an interest in the land after a judgment creditor's lien has attached to it.