feoffor
feoffor (fef- orfeef-[schwa]r or -or). The transferor of an estate in fee simple. — Also spelled feoffer.
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feoffment
feoffment (fef-m[schwa]nt orfeef-m[schwa]nt). Hist. 1. The act of conveying a freehold estate; a grant of land in fee simple. — Also termed feoffment with livery of seisin. 2. The land so granted. 3. The charter that transfers the land. — Also written enfeoffment. — Also termed deed of feoffment. [Cases: Deeds 21. C.J.S. Deeds §§
discontinuance
discontinuance (dis-k[schwa]n-tin-yoo-[schwa]nts), n. 1. The termination of a lawsuit by the plaintiff; a voluntary dismissal or nonsuit. See DISMISSAL; NONSUIT(1); judgment of discontinuance under JUDGMENT. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1691; Pretrial Procedure 501. C.J.S. Dismissal and Nonsuit §§ 2–7, 9–10, 12, 14–16, 24.] 2. The termination of an estate-tail by a tenant in tail who
de warrantia chartae
de warrantia chartae (dee w[schwa]-ran-shee-[schwa] kahr-tee), n. [Law Latin “of a warranty of charter”] Hist. A writ allowing a tenant enfeoffed with a warranty, who was impleaded in an assize or other action in which the tenant could not call upon the warranty, to compel the feoffor to assist the tenant with a plea or
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common-law mortgage
common-law mortgage 普通法上的抵押 亦称「死典」〔dead pledge〕，一种有条件的不动产封赠〔feoffment〕，该条件是如果赠与人〔feoffor〕在一定期限内向受赠人〔feoffee〕支付一定数额的钱则可收回其不动产。赠与人不履行上述条件就会永久性失去其不动产。 (→dead pledge)
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contra formam feoffmenti
contra formam feoffmenti (kon-tr[schwa] for-m[schwa]m feef-men-tI). [Latin “contrary to the form of the feoffment”] Hist. A writ that commanded a landowner to stop demanding from a tenant more services than those included in the tenant’s deed to the land. — Also spelled contra formam feoffamenti. “Contra formam feoffamenti is a writ that lies where a
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Statute of Quia Emptores
Statute of Quia Emptores (英格兰古法)《封地买卖法》 1290年通过，禁止封地的次级分封〔subinfeudation〕，规定受封人〔feoffee〕是从封赠人〔feoffor〕的领主而非封赠人本人那里接受封赠，保有土地，这样实际上就以同级转让〔substitution〕取代了次级分封，保护了领主的权益。 (→Statute of Westminster Ⅲ)
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