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Title
Title, means the union of all elements (as ownership possession, and custody) constituting the legal right to control and dispose of property; the legal link between a person
Unauthorised occupation
unauthorised occupation, the Act required the following conditions to be satisfied:- (1) that the occupant had entered into possession before or after the commencement of the Act, (2) that he had entered into such possession otherwise than
Trover
goods, for recovering the value 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
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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.
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
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
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
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
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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