Lawful Possession - Law Dictionary Search Results
Trover
of such goods against another, who, having or being supposed to have obtained possession of such goods by lawful means, had wrongfully converted them to his own use. It originally lay only where the goods had been
Adverse possession
Matched in: Term Adverse possession
Hypothecation
Hypothecation [fr. hypotheca, Civ. Law, a pledge in which the pledges retained possession of the thing pledged, as distinguished from pignus, where the possession was transferred to the pledge. See Sand.
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lien
of the lien common-law lien : a lien under common law giving a creditor (as a bailee) in possession of property the right to retain possession until payment of the amount due equitable lien : a lien
Tenant
110. The word 'tenant' is defined in s. 2(h) of the Act to include any person continuing in possession after the termination of his tenancy but shall not include any person against whom any decree or order
Transfer
552. Transfer, includes sale, purchase, mortgage, pledge, gift, loan or any other form of transfer of right, title, possession or lien. [Prevention of Money-Launder-ing Act, 2002, s. 2(za)] Transfer, includes surrender. Where a tribal surrenders the land
Estate
these estates having a good legal or equitable estate at the same time; again, estates may be in possession, or in futuro; personal property may also be subject concurrently to a variety of ownerships, according to its
Ejectment
Ejectment, the 'mixed' action at Common Law to recover the possession of land (which is real), and damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of the land (which are
Copyhold
and other manorial documents have been placed under the superintendence of the Master of the Rolls, but the possession and care of these documents remains in the lord of the manor [(English) Law of Properties Act, 1924,
Abduction
under 21 out of the possession and against the will of her parent or other person having the lawful care of her. In either of these two cases a person convicted is incapable of taking any estate
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