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  • Capital

    Hello Hello Legal Definition and Related Resources of Capital Meaning of Capital As an adjective, means chief , principal , or of pertaining to the death penalty , punishable with death. As a noun, in commercial parlance, means the fund or the […]

  • Allotment

    Allotment

    A share; a portion; that which is allotted. The term is ordinarily used to describe land held by Indians after allotment. A ffiliated Citizens of Utah v U.S., 406 U.S. 128.

  • Allotment

    Allotment

    A share; a portion; that which is allotted. The term is ordinarily used to describe land held by Indians after allotment. A ffiliated Citizens of Utah v U.S., 406 U.S. 128.

  • Allodium

    Allodium

    (Sax. a, privative, and lode or leude, a vassal; that is, without vassalage). An estate held by absolute ownership, without recognizing any superior to whom any duty is due on account thereof. 1 Washb. Real Prop. 16; 9 Cow. (N. Y.) 513. It is used in opposition to feodum or fief, which […]

  • Flotilla Principle

    Flotilla Principle in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Flotilla Principle, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The principle whereby the tonnage of both the tug and the tow were taken into […]

  • Flotilla Principle

    Flotilla Principle in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Flotilla Principle, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The principle whereby the tonnage of both the tug and the tow were taken into […]

  • Tenure

    The word is a relic of feudal times. Denoted a mode of holding property . In England, theoretically, all land is owned by the crown and all who are possessed of land hold the same mediately or immediately of the Crown. The possession of land by a subject is called tenure which may be […]

  • Tenure

    The word is a relic of feudal times. Denoted a mode of holding property . In England, theoretically, all land is owned by the crown and all who are possessed of land hold the same mediately or immediately of the Crown. The possession of land by a subject is called tenure which may be […]

  • Parcel

    A generic term capable of many meanings. In relation to land, denotes a contiguous quantity of land in possession of, owned by, or recorded as property of one person , claimant or company . See Adams Tree service Inc. v Transamerica title Ins. Co., 511 P.2d 658, 20 Ariz.App. 214.

  • Common

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Common Meaning of Common Belonging to the community at large ; of frequent or ordinary occurrence or appearance ; characteristic of the lower classes; public , general , familiar, usual and ordinary. […]

  • Search

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Search Meaning of Search In criminal law, means an examination of a person ‘s house or other buildings or premises or of his person with a view to the discovery of contraband or illicit or stolen […]

  • Public

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Public Meaning of Public All the inhabitants of a particular place . The whole body politic; or the aggregate of the citizens of a state , district or municipality . Open to all, open for the use, […]

  • Range

    That which may be traversed or ranged over especially a region of country in which cattle may wander and pasture . A large stretch of land usually unenclosed, having no fixed boundary on which cattle run at large during the entire year. It is especially unpopulated and unenclosed land, […]

  • Incumbrance

    Any right to, or interest in, land which may subsist in third persons, to the diminution of the value of the estate of the tenant, but consistently with the passing of the fee. 5 Conn. 527; 2 Greenl. Ev. § 242. …

  • Realty

    Real property , real estate . Includes buildings and permanent fixtures . See Real property .