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Indenture

Indenture, a deed indented between two or more parties, so called because duplicates of every deed inter partes were once written on one skin. The skin was cut in half irregularly or which a jagged edge: so when the duplicates were produced in Court they were seen to belong to one another by fitting into one another. By the (English) Law of Proper-ties Act, 1925, s. 56(2), reproducing (English) Real Property Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 106), s. 5, it is provided that a deed purporting to be an indenture shall have the effect of an indenture though not indented or expressed to be an indenture. Under s. 57, (English) L.P. Act, 1925, an indenture or any other deed may be described according to the nature of the transaction intended to be effected.Means a formal written instrument made by two or more parties with different interests, traditionally having the edges serrated, or indented, in a zig zag fashion to reduce the possibility of forgery and to distinguish it from a deed poll. A deed o...

Deed-poll

Deed-poll, a single deed in the form of a manifesto or declaration to all the world of the grantor's act and intention. If there be no recital it usually speaks in the first person, but where recitals are introduced it speaks in the third person. See DEED.A deed poll is a deed made by and expressing the active intention of one party only, or made by two or more persons joining together in expressing a common active intention of them all. A deed poll is so called because the parchment required for such deeds has usually been shared even which evidences some act or agreement between them other than the mere consent to join in expressing the same active intention on the part of all. An indenture derives its name from the fact that the parchment on which such a deed was written was indented or cut with a waving or indented line at the top. Co Litt 229, Halsbury's Laws of England 13, para 3, p. 5....

Remitter

Remitter. Where he who has the right of entry in lands, but is out of possession, obtains afterwards the possession of the lands by some subsequent, and, of course, defective title, he is remitted or sent back, by operation of law, to his ancient and more certain title. The possession which he has gained by a bad title is ipso facto annexed to his own inherent good one; and his defeasible estate is utterly defeated and annulled by the instantaneous act of law, without his participation or consent. As if A. disseise B., i.e., turn him out of possession, and afterwards demise the land to B. (without deed) for a term of years, by which B. Enters, this entry is a remitter to B., who is in of his former and surer estate. But if A. had demised to him for years by deed indented, or by matter of record, there B. would not have been remitted. For if a man by deed indented take a lease of his own lands, it shall bind him to the rents and covenants, because a man never can be allowed to affirm th...

Chirograph

Chirograph a deed or other public instrument in writing, which anciently was attested by the subscription and crosses of witnesses: afterwards, to prevent frauds and concealment, people made their deeds of mutual covenant in a script and rescript, or in a part and counterpart, and in the middle between the two copies they drew the capital letters of the alphabet, and then tallied or cut asunder, in an indented manner, the sheet or skin of parchment; which, being delivered to the two parties concerned, were proved authentic by matching with and answering one another. Deeds thus made were denominated syngrapha by the canonists, and with us chirographa, or hand writings. Chirograph was also used for a fine, the manner of engrossing which and cutting the parchment into two pieces was observed in the chirographer's office of the Court of Common Pleas until those assurances by matter of record were abolished by the (English) Fines and Recoveries Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 74), 2 Bl. Com. 296...

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Indented - Law Dictionary Search Results

Indenture

Deed-poll

Remitter

Chirograph

Retuse

Redented

Indented

Indentation

Grater

Engrailed