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L/C

L/C letter of credit

L.S.

L.S. [Latin locus sigilli] place of the seal used on sealed

Settled land

Settled land. For the purposes of the (English) Settled Land Acts, 1882-1890,

Tail

the body or as tenant by the curtesy if the Law of Property Act, 1925, had not been passed [s. 130

Rent

Rent [fr. reditus Lat.], a certain profit issuing yearly out of lands and tenements

Covenant

res magis valeat quam pereat; fourthy, when no time is limited for its performance, that it be performed in a reasonable

Equitable estates and interests

estates and interests, Rights relating to property of which the legal ownership is vested in another person, or in the equitable

Registration of title of land

Registration of title of land. The (English) Land Registration Act, 1925 (15 Geo. 5, c.

Joint-tenancy

same right, either simply, or by construction or operation of law jointly, with a jus accrescendi, that is, a gradual concentration

Forfeiture

some wilful omission of a tenant of property whereby he loses it, together with his title, which devolves upon others. Forfeiture

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