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perpetuity

[pur-pi-too-i-tee, -tyoo-] / ˌpɜr pɪˈtu ɪ ti, -ˈtju- /
NOUN
state of being perpetual
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Antonyms


NOUN
unlimited time
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK
all time forever


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And now anyone flying into Palm Beach will have a ticket where "you're going to see 'DJT' in perpetuity."

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

“We can’t just sit out in perpetuity, and I won’t,” he said in 2024.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

As much as the movie frets about kids with a death-grip on their technological addiction, it also wants to play in perpetuity on millions of streaming devices, including an officially licensed “Toy Story”-branded tablet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Bob’s move signals he’ll do anything to silence her, now and in perpetuity.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

I would remain a child, in perpetuity, always, or I would lose him.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

That might violate a legal principle known as the rule against perpetuities, a question on which I gather is a fixture on bar exams the world over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

Actions could include the passage of a federal "rule against perpetuities," banning certain trust arrangements, and taxing income and wealth in trusts.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021

“No more questions. I didn’t understand perpetuities in law school, and I don’t want to understand it now,” he said, laughing.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2019

That’s a hell of a lot better than you see at most foundations, which tend to be set up as perpetuities that give out the bare minimum of 5 percent of their assets each year.

From Slate ● May 11, 2018

For instance, what is a reasonable time for presenting negotiable paper, or what is a difference in kind and what a difference only in quality, or the rule against perpetuities.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes




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