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Formedon

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Formedon, a writ in the nature of a writ of right, which was the remedy for a tenant in-tail on a discontinuance. It was of three kinds: (1) in descender; (2) in remainder; (3) in reverter, 3 Reeves, 4. Abolished by the (English) Real Property Limitation Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 27), s. 36.

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