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Biens

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Biens [Fr.], property; this term comprehends not merely goods and chattels, as in the Common Law, but also real estate, according to the sense attached to it by the civilians and continental jurists. Cf. The definition in s. 205(1) (xx) of the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925: 'Property includes anything in action and any interest in real or personal property.'

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