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perpetuity

them in ] 2 a : the condition of a future estate limited in such a way as not to vest … in ] 2 a : the condition of a future estate limited in such a way as not to vest within

word of limitation

fee simple rather than as words of purchase giving a future interest in the estate to his heirs] compare word of … that serves to describe the nature or extent of the estate granted or devised usu. used in pl. [construed “and his

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

claimants entitled to particular interests (in remainder, reversion or other future estate or interest) the right to recover land etc., is … entitled to particular interests (in remainder, reversion or other future estate or interest) the right to recover land etc., is limited

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reversioner

reversion ;broadly : someone having a vested right to a future estate … ;broadly : someone having a vested right to a future estate

Uses

of law, which were either- (1) Resulting; (2) Implied. II. Future or executory, distributable into: (a) Shifting or secondary; (b) Springing; … the rules of the Common Law relating to the inheritable estates of intestates: and the special customs of gavelkind, borough-English, and

Springing use

an executory interest directing property inland to vest at a future period which does not coincide with the termination of a … which does not coincide with the termination of a legal estate at common law, for instance. In conveyances before 1926, upon

Priority

for the postponement of their mortgages:- After 1926 subsisting and future mortgages of the equity of redemption of a legal estate … time. As to priority among creditors, see (English) Admin-istration of Estates Act, 1869, reproduced by ss. 32 to 34, (English) Administration

Executor

s. 8, a sum may be set apart to meet future claims upon the estate in respect of the covenants in … Attenborough v. Solomon, 1913 AC 76, and by Administration of Estates Act, 1925, s. 1, extending and amending the Land Transfer

Vested remainder

to a vested remainder having a present vested right of future enjoyment, i.e., an estate in pr'senti, to take effect in … Vested remainder, an expectant estate, which is limited or transmitted to a person who is

fee simple

word of limitation, and so this does not create a future interest in the estate in the heirs but simply makes … A fee simple absolute is conveyed by language granting the estate “to the grantee and his or her heirs,” “to the

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