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to entail
01
to require or involve certain actions, conditions, or consequences as a necessary part of a situation or decision
Transitive: to entail certain actions or conditions | to entail doing sth
Examples
Completing the project on time entails working overtime if necessary.
02
to necessitate or result in a logical consequence or outcome
Transitive: to entail a consequence or outcome
Examples
Insufficient funds currently entail the need for careful budgeting.
03
to legally restrict the inheritance of property to specific heirs within a family for several generations
Transitive: to entail a property
Examples
The estate was entailed to ensure it stayed within the noble family.
Entail
01
the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
02
land received by fee tail
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