vest in
phrasal verbvest in somebody/something
- (law) (of power, property, etc.) to belong to somebody/something legally
- In the case of bankruptcy, the property shall vest in the trustee.
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vest something in somebody | vest somebody with something [often passive] (formal)
- to give somebody the legal right or power to do something
- Overall authority is vested in the Supreme Council.
- The Supreme Council is vested with overall authority.
- to make somebody the legal owner of land or property