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Copyhold

the lord's right of way and sporting and to minerals, an also the lord's right in case of escheat for want of heirs. By the Act of 1887 a notice o the tenant's right to enfranchise 'upon

Civil death

or felony, or felo de se, shall cause any attainder or corruption of blood, or any forfeiture or escheat. At common law, the loss of rights. Such as the rights to vote, make contracts, inherit, hold public

An, Jour, et waste

of the lands to the Crown incurred by the felony of the tenant, after which time the land escheats to the ord, Termes de la Ley.

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Admittance

formerly it was of three kinds: (1) Upon a voluntary grant by the lord, where the land has escheated or reverted to him. (2) Upon surrender by the former tenant. (3) Upon descent, where the heir became

Abandonee

use the more familiar term 'bona vacantia' comprises properties of two different kinds, those which come in by escheat and those over which no one has a claim, Bombay Dyeing and Mfg. Co. Ltd. v. State of

Escheatage

The right of succeeding to an escheat

Donatory

A donee of the crown one the whom upon certain condition escheated property is made over

Uses

deprived of their Common Law rights since uses were devisable. 'Thirdly. Lords lost their wardships, reliefs, marriages, and escheats, the trustees letting the cestui que use continue the possession, whereby the real tenants that held the lands

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