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Mortmain
Mortmain [fr. mort, Fr., dead, and main hand], such a state of possession of land as makes it inalienable; whence it is said
Graveyard
person who does not belong to the family of the founder is permitted to be bury to his dead. On the other hand if any member of the public is permitted to be buried in a graveyard
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Mortgage
Mortgage [fr. mort, Fr., dead, and gage, pledge], a deed pledge; a thing put into the hands of a creditor. A mortgage is … Mortgage [fr. mort, Fr., dead, and gage, pledge], a deed pledge; a thing put into the hands of a creditor. A mortgage is the creation of an interest in property, defeasible (i.e., annullable) upon performing
Mortmain
Possession of lands or tenements in or conveyance to dead hands or hands that cannot alienate … Possession of lands or tenements in or conveyance to dead hands or hands that cannot alienate
Forfeiture
(3) Alienation in mortmain, or to any kind of corporation (which was supposed to hold property in a dead hand locked up from all change or transfer), was prohibited under pain of forfeiture to the lord. The Crown
In mortua manu
In mortua manu means in a dead hand. Land held by a religious society was described this way because the church could hold property perpetually with-out
Menus mortua, quia possessio est immortalis, manus pro possessione et mortua pro immortali
Menus mortua, quia possessio est immortalis, manus pro possessione et mortua pro immortali [Lat.], Mortmain (dead hand) because it is an immortal possession; 'manus' stands for possession, and 'mortua' for immortal.
mortmain
mortmain [Anglo-French, from Old French mortemain, from morte (feminine of mort dead, from Latin mortuus) + main hand, from Latin manus] 1 : the possession of real property in perpetuity
Family
whether in his custody or not; and (d) where an individual and his or her spouse are both dead, their minor sons and unmarried daugh-ters, S. Venkatappa v. Narayanappa, AIR 2001 SC 2148: (2001) 4 SCC 705. … occupied as an independent unit irrespective of the nature of the user, Corporation of City of Nagpur v. Handloom Cloth Market Co. Ltd., AIR 1963 SC 1192 (1197): 1963 Supp 2 SCR 796. The definition of 'family'
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