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residence vs legal residence

legal residence vs residence

residence and legal residence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
residence Yes No No No
legal residence Yes No No No
As nouns, legal residence is a hyponym of residence; that is, legal residence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than residence:
  • residence: any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  • legal residence: (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
Other hyponyms of residence include domicile, home, place.
residence (noun) legal residence (noun)
the act of dwelling in a place (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
a large and imposing house
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
Difference between residence and legal residence

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