re·mote adj re·mot·er, -est
1 a: far removed in space, time, or relation
ancestors of a more remote degree
b: exceeding the time allowed under the rule against perpetuities for the vesting of interests
the residuary clause...violates the rule against remote vesting — Estate of Grove, 70 Cal. App. 3d 355 (1977); also: being in violation of the rule against perpetuities
a remote contingent estate
2: acting, acted on, or controlled indirectly or from a distance
3 a: not proximate or acting directly
b: not arising from the effect of that which is proximate
4: small in degree
a remote possibility of paternity
re·mote·ly adv
re·mote·ness n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.