Mortmain acts

Mortmain acts
Statutes designed to prevent lands from being perpetually possessed or controlled by religious corporations.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


mortmain acts
Statutes designed to prevent lands from being perpetually possessed or controlled by religious corporations.

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