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Immemorial

Extending beyond the reach of memory record or tradition indefinitely ancient as existing from time immemorial

Immemorially

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Immemorial usage

Immemorial usage, a practice which has existed time out of mind; custom; prescription, See MEMORY, TIME OF LEGAL. A

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Phenomenon happening from time immemorial

Phenomenon happening from time immemorial, a phenomenon is said to be happening from time immemorial when the date of its commencement is not

Copyhold

examining titles. In the previous edition of this work, copyhold was described as a base tenure founded upon immemorial custom and usage; its origin is undiscoverable, but it is said to be the ancient villeinage modified and

Que estate

as to say, whose estate he has. Where prescriptive rights are claimed by reason of the continuous and immemorial enjoyment thereof by the claimant, a person seised in fee, and by all those whose estate he has,

Prescription

Vict. c. 57); and (2) positive, which relates to incorporeal here-ditaments, and originated at the Common Law from immemorial or long usage only. Positive prescription has been greatly modified by the Prescription Act, 1832 (2 & 3

Lost grant

Jagdev v. Lingraj Samantaray, (2000) 6 SCC 540. Lost grant, is a presumption which arises in cases of immemorial user. It has its origin from the long possession and exercise of right by user of an easement

Way

the inhabitants of a particular hamlet, or the owners or occupiers of a particular close or farm, have immemorially been used to cross a particular piece of land, a right of way is created by the immemorial

Homage auncestral

same tenant and his ancestors have holden the same land of the same lord, and of his ancestors, immemorially, and have done to them homage, Co. Litt. 100 b.

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