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natural object

natural object. 1. A person likely to receive a portion of another person’s estate based on the nature and circumstances of their relationship. — Also termed natural object of bounty; natural object of one’s bounty; natural object of testator’s bounty. [Cases: Wills 50. C.J.S. Wills § 7.] 2. See natural boundary under BOUNDARY. 3. See

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object

object (ob-jekt), n. 1. A person or thing to which thought, feeling, or action is directed (the natural object of one’s bounty). See NATURAL OBJECT. object of a power. A person appointable by a donee. See POWER OF APPOINTMENT. 2. Something sought to be attained or accomplished; an end, goal, or purpose (the financial objects

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monument

monument, n. 1. A written document or record, esp. a legal one. 2. Any natural or artificial object that is fixed permanently in land and referred to in a legal description of the land. [Cases: Boundaries 4, 5. C.J.S. Boundaries §§ 3, 5–7.] — monumental, adj. mural monument. A monument set into or otherwise made

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corner

corner, n. 1. The common end of two survey lines; an angle made by two boundary lines. [Cases: Boundaries 7. C.J.S. Boundaries §§ 10–13.] existent corner. A corner whose location can be verified by an original landmark, a surveyor’s field notes, or other reliable evidence. lost corner. A point in a land description, such as

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landmark

landmark. 1. A feature of land (such as a natural object, or a monument or marker) that demarcates the boundary of the land (according to the 1891 survey, the crooked oak tree is the correct landmark at the property’s northeast corner). [Cases: Boundaries 4, 5. C.J.S. Boundaries §§ 3, 5–7.] 2. A historically significant building

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lost corner

A point in a land description, such as a landmark or natural object, whose position cannot be rea-sonably determined from traces of the original marks or other acceptable evidence. • The location can be determined by reference to one or more independent points remaining in the description.

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