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Conquest

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Conquest [fr. Conquerir, Fr., to acquire; conquiro, Lat., to seek for], the feudal term for purchase. As to

the use and meaning of the term in Scots Law,

see Diggens v. Gordon, (1867) LR 1 HL SC 136; Mackenzie v. Allardes, 1905 AC 285.

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