passing of seisin
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transitory seisin — Seisin for the instant or for the moment, as where the person seised is a mere conduit of title for passing an estate. 25 Am J2d Dow § 29 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Livery of seisin — is an archaic legal ceremony, once practiced in England and in other countries following English common law, to convey property. The common law in those jurisdictions once provided that a valid conveyance of a fee interest in land required the… … Wikipedia
covenant of seisin — A covenant of title, otherwise known as a covenant of good right to convey, is a general covenant that the grantor is lawfully seised and has the right to convey the property at the time of the execution of the conveyance, extending to the land… … Ballentine's law dictionary
feoffment — feoff·ment / fef mənt, fēf / n: the historical method of granting a freehold estate in land by actual delivery of possession orig. by livery of seisin Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. feoffment … Law dictionary
Cestui que — Wills, trusts and estates … Wikipedia
History of English land law — Material here has been extracted from the 1911 Britannica encyclopedia. The history of English land law derives from a mixture of Roman, Norman and modern legislative sources.OutlineSuch terms as fee or homage carry us back into feudal times.… … Wikipedia
Maurice Denys (Sheriff) — Maurice Denys, detail from Denys monumental brass of 1505 (see below) at Olveston Church, Glos. A non contemporaneous depiction made 39 years after his death … Wikipedia
Legal history of wills — Wills in the Ancient WorldThe will, if not purely Roman in origin, at least owes to Roman law its complete development, a development which in most European countries was greatly aided at a later period by ecclesiastics versed in Roman law. In… … Wikipedia
Hikikomori — nihongo| Hikikomori |ひきこもり or 引き籠もり|Hikikomori|lit. pulling away, being confined , i.e. acute social withdrawal is a Japanese term to refer to the phenomenon of reclusive individuals who have chosen to withdraw from social life, often seeking… … Wikipedia
Moot hill — A moot hill or mons placiti (statute hill)[1] is a hill or mound historically used as an assembly or meeting place. In early medieval Britain, such hills were used for moots , meetings of local people to settle local business. Among other things … Wikipedia
