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L'dorium
L'dorium, reproach, Girald. Camb. C. 14.
L's' majestatis, crimen
L's' majestatis, crimen, the crime of treason, Glanville, 1. 1, c. 11.
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Equitable mortgage
a trust for sale or settlement which are not registrable under the (English) L.C. Act, 1925, s. 10, Class C. (2) Where the subject of the mortgage is an equity of redemption, which is merely a right … Equitable mortgage, a mortgage under which the mortgagee does not get the legal estate. The following mortgages are equitable:- (1) Where the subject of a mortgage is trust property, which security
Covenant
of the parties; thirdly, to be construed ut res magis valeat quam pereat; fourthy, when no time is limited for its performance, that it be performed in a reasonable time. Covenants are personal obligations; formerly the did … Covenant [fr. Covenant, Fr.], any agreement, convention, or promise of two or more parties, by deed in writing, signed,
Tail
who would have taken realty as heir of the body or as tenant by the curtesy if the Law of Property Act, 1925, had not been passed [s. 130 (4) (ibid.)] The limitation of an estate so … prune]. An estate-tail was formerly a freehold of inheritance and is now an equitable interest which may be created after 1925 in respect of personalty as well as realty by way of trust and which (if not
Forfeiture
for an offence or unlawful act, or for some wilful omission of a tenant of property whereby he loses it, together with his title, which devolves upon others. Forfeiture resulted from the following circumstan-ces:--(1) Treason, misprision of … property whereby he loses it, together with his title, which devolves upon others. Forfeiture resulted from the following circumstan-ces:--(1) Treason, misprision of treason, felony, murder, self-murder, pr'munire, and striking or threatening a judge. But the (English) Forfeiture
Civil Law
Civil Law, that rule of action which every particular nation, commonwealth, or city has established peculiarly for itself, more properly … Civil Law, that rule of action which every particular nation, commonwealth, or city has established peculiarly for itself, more
Copyhold
Copyhold. Tenure in copyhold has been abolished under the (English) L.P. Acts, 1922 and 1925, and the Amending Acts of 1924 and 1926, but the greater part of the … Copyhold. Tenure in copyhold has been abolished under the (English) L.P. Acts, 1922 and 1925, and the Amending Acts
Uses
use is the intention or purpose, express or implied, upon which property is to be held. The Common Law treated the actual possessor for all purposes as the owner of the property. It was not difficult to … A use is the intention or purpose, express or implied, upon which property is to be held. The Common Law treated the actual possessor for all purposes as the owner of the property. It was not difficult
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