(Music) An estate is a property, usually large, owned by one person or a family.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

And if one person dies, the other person may have a difficult time claiming the couple's money or property.

VOA: special.2011.05.23

"What we do is,somebody comes to us with a piece of personal property and they own that piece of property.

VOA: special.2011.04.18

They said a slave-owner had as much right to his property as the owner of any other kind of property.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

Jackson bought a huge property in California which he called "Neverland" after the children's story of Peter Pan.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

Thousands were moving there. A government was needed to protect the lives and property of the new population.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

They said the church had a secret organization to take the lives and property of those who questioned the power of the church.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

"I lost a big portion of this property but there's a lot of people in this city who have lost their lives and their livelihoods.

VOA: special.2010.05.17

But lower property values and tighter lending requirements mean a harder time getting new loans.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

Southern states believed they had a constitutional right to take property including slaves -- anywhere.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

Recently, the United States Supreme Court decided a case on the property rights of inventors.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

Professor Kyle also points to a weak property market, both for housing and businesses.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

They no longer had to meet requirements for owning a lot of property.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

He says the bondholders are buying a share of a business or property.

VOA: special.2009.12.11