discontinuance of an estate
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Black's law dictionary.
HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A..
1990.
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discontinuance of an estate — The termination or suspension of an estate tail, in consequence of the act of the tenant in tail, in conveying a larger estate in the land than he was by law entitled to do. 2 Bl.Comm. 275; 3 Bl.Comm. 171. An alienation made or suffered by tenant … Black's law dictionary
Discontinuance — Dis con*tin u*ance, n. 1. The act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation; interruption; as, a discontinuance of conversation or intercourse; discontinuance of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discontinuance of estate — The termination or interruption of an estate tail by a grant by the tenant in tail of a larger estate than he had, thereby either defeating the estate of the tenant in tail or that of the remainderman or reversioner. See 3 Bl Comm 171 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Formedon — For me*don, n. [OF., fr. Latin. So called because the plaintiff claimed by the form of the gift,: L. per formam doni.] (O. Eng. Law) A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail. This writ has been abolished … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
omnis privatio praesupponit habitum — /omnas praveysh(iy)ow priysapownat haebatam/ Every privation presupposes a former enjoyment. A rule of philosophic quoted by Lord Coke, and applied to the discontinuance of an estate … Black's law dictionary
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abeyance — abey·ance /ə bā əns/ n [Middle French abeance expectation (of a title or claimant), from abaer to expect, from a , prefix stressing result + baer to gape, aim at] 1: a lapse in the succession of property during which there is no person in whom… … Law dictionary
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cancellation — can·cel·la·tion also can·cel·a·tion n 1: the act or an instance of cancelling 2: a mark made to cancel something (as a check) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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