Legal Definition and Related Resources of Charta
Meaning of Charta
A charter or deed in writing; any signal or token by which an estate was held. Charta Chyrographata. An indenture. The two parts were written on the same sheet, and the word “chyrograph” written between them in such a manner as to divide the word in the separation of the two parts of the indenture. Charta Communis. An indenture. Charta Partita. A charter party. Charta de Una Parte. A deed poll; a deed of one part. Formerly this phrase was used to distinguish a deed poll which is an agreement made by one party only; that is, only one of the parties does any act which is binding upon him from a deed inter partes. Co. Litt. 229. See “Deed Poll.”
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Charta in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
Latin. Paper; a writing; a charter. See Magna Charta.
Note: This legal definition of Charta in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Concept of “Charta”
Traditional meaning of charta in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) A charter; a deed; an instrument under seal. Charta communis: an indenture; a deed with mutual covenants; so charta cyrographata: a deed executed in two parts. Charta de non ente non valet: a deed of a thing not in existence is void. Charta partita: a charter-party. CHARTA MAGNA, DE FORESTA, see those titles.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Charta”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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