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be described thus: Where a life free-hold, either legal or equitable in realty (whether of freehold or copyhold tenure), is limited

Surrender of copyholds

governed by the same rules as Common Law conveyances. An equitable interest in copyholds was not the subject of surrender, except

Title

shall accept a title made with the concurrence of an equitable beneficiary if title can be made free from equities under

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Unclean hands

Unclean hands, means an equitable doctrine, a complainant will be denied relief if he or

Fraud

Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 670. In equity and upon the equitable principles which are now applicable in any Court of law,

Interest

to or out of lands, 1 Inst. 345 b. 4. Equitable interests, all estates, interests, and charges in or over land

Curtesy of England

130, (English) L.P. Act, 1925, curtesy will arise as an equitable interest in any property realor personal as an incident to

Executory devise

estates in land under executory devises have been changed to equitable interests by the (English) L.P. Act, 1925, s. 1, and

Accident

incident; something not expected. It is also a head of equitable jurisdiction, which was concurrent with that of the Courts of

Execution

orders, see (English) Land Charges Act, 1925, and as to equitable charges on land in right of judgment debt, etc., see

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