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Joint-tenancy

as for life, and the other as for years; and they must hold it by the same undivided possession, for each has an undivided moiety of the whole, and not the whole of an undivided moiety, though … or in fee, or in remainder, but not in tail, unless the donees, being male and female, might lawfully marry; otherwise the donees possess estates for life only, with several inheritances in tail. An estate cannot be

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

recover land etc., is limited to six years from the time when the estate shall have vested in possession or twelve yeas from the date when the right first accrued to the person whose interest was determined,

prescription

in real property that is usually less than a fee by long-term, continuous, open, and hostile use and possession as determined by the law of a jurisdiction [gained title by ] see also easement by prescription at

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Tail

defeasible by the entry not only of the reversioner, or remainder-man, when he becomes entitled to enter into possession of the estate but also of the issue-in-tail upon the death of the tenant-in-tail. after 1925 a devise … seed; or children; or sons; or To A. And his heirs male; or To A. and his heirs lawfully begotten; or To A., and if he die before issue, or not having issue, or not having a

Pawn or Pledge

pledgor. Also, in the case of a pledge, the right of a pledgee is not consummated, except by possession; and, ordinarily, when that possession is relinquished, the right of the pledgee is extinguished or waived. But, in

Property

sum of a bundle of rights and in the case of tangible property would include the right of possession, the right to enjoy, the right to destroy, the right to retain, the right to alienable and so … everyone else from interfering with it. The dominion or indefinite right of use or disposition which one may lawfully exercise over particular things or subjects is called property. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of

possession

Matched in: Term possession

Bailment

mean the delivery of goods 'upon a contract'. It is well settled that the essence of bailment is possession. It is equally well-settled that a bailment may arise, as in this case, even when the owner of

Lien

tacita hypotheca of the Civil Law], a right in one man to retain that which is in his possession belonging to another, until certain demands of the person in possession are satisfied. It is neither a jus

Abstract of title

BANKRUPTCY and VESTING ORDERS. Abstracts on behalf of vendors who are absolute owners entitled in fee simple in possession are not exceptionally affected by legislation under these heads except so far as conveyances after 1925 to the

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