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reentry

reentry : a retaking possession of property by a lessor or grantor in exercise of the right to do so upon the failure of the lessee or grantee to fulfill

remainder

Old French remaindre to remain] 1 : an estate in property in favor of one other than the grantor that follows upon the natural termination of a prior intervening possessory estate (as a life estate) created at

reservation

the act or an instance of reserving [ of rights] 2 : the creation by and for a grantor of a new right or interest (as an easement) in real property granted to another ;also : the

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reversion

of law upon termination of the lesser estate b : the future interest in property left in a grantor or his or her successor in interest that is not subject to a condition precedent compare possibility of

revert

appointive assets to the donor's estate "W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al."] 2 : to return to the grantor or his or her heirs as a reversion re·vert·ible [-vər-tə-bəl] adj

royalty

or corporation) by a sovereign 2 a : a share of the profit or product reserved by the grantor esp. of an oil or mineral lease compare overriding royalty b : a payment made to an author

warrant of attorney

:a power of attorney authorizing another (as an attorney) to appear in court and confess judgment on the grantor's behalf

Giver

One who gives a donor a bestower a grantor one who imparts or distributes

Advancement

one, and no intention on the face of it of conferring the beneficial interests will result to the grantor. The presumption of advancement generally arises where a person advances money for the purchase of any property or

Holograph

Holograph [fr. Gk., all, and to write], a deed or writing, written entirely by the grantor himself. In Scotland such a deed is held probative without witnesses, and a holograph will is good, but

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