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Incumbrance

Incumbrance, a claim, lien, or liability attached to property; as a mortgage, a registered judgment, etc. This is the sense in which

Sale of Goods Act, 1893

taking delivery. IV. Right of Unpaid Seller, in which are dealt with, amongst other things, the right of lien or right to retain the goods, and the right to stop in transition if the buyer becomes insolvent,

Entering short

entitled to them if they remain in his hands, or to their proceeds, if received, subject to any lien the banker may have upon them.

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Bare trustee

has the exclusive right to direct how it shall be dealt with subject to satisfying any outstanding charge, lien or other right of the trustee to resort to it for the payment of duty, taxes, costs or

Agistment

the Royal Forest and to collect the money due for it. Agistment does not include a right of lien, Chapman v. Allen, 1631 Cro Car 271. Agistment of sea banks [terr' agitat', Lat.] is where lands are

Receivers certificate

preservation of the assets held by him as for operating a railroad Receivers certificates are ordinarily a first lien on the assets prior to that of bonds or other securities

Incumbrancer

One who holds an incumbrance or some legal claim lien or charge on an estate

Adequate protection

a holder of a secured claim against the debtor, such as a periodic cash payment or an additional lien e.g. bankruptcy court permitted the lender to foreclose on the debtor's home after finding a lack of adequate

race-notice

property] : of, relating to, or being a recording act which stipulates that an unrecorded deed, mortgage, or lien shall not be valid against a recorded one unless the recording party (as a subsequent purchaser from the

Usufructuary mortgage

accruing from the property or any part of such rents and profits and to appropriate the same in lien of interest, or in payment of the mortgage-money, or partly in lieu of interest or partly in payment

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