constructive occupancy
A manifest intent to occupy property physically, followed within a reasonable time by actual occupancy.
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mutual assent
Agreement by both parties to a contract, usu. in the form of offer and acceptance. • In modern contract law, mutual assent is determined by an objective standard — that is, by the apparent intention of the parties as manifested by their actions. Cf. MEETING OF THE MINDS. [Cases: Contracts 15. C.J.S. Con-tracts §§ 35–36,
delivery of deed
delivery of deed. The placing of a deed in the grantee’s hands or within the grantee’s control. • By this act, the grantor shows an intention that the deed operates immediately as a conveyance. A deed may also be held to be delivered when the grantor manifests the intention to complete the conveyance, regardless of
monstrans de droit
monstrans de droit (mon-str[schwa]nz d[schwa] droyt). [Law French] Hist. A manifestation of right as a method of obtaining restitution from the Crown. • It was replaced by the writ of right. Currently, restitution is obtained by an ordinary action against the government.
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dedication
dedication, n. Property. The donation of land or creation of an easement for public use. [Cases: Dedication 1–28. C.J.S. Dedication §§ 1–12, 14–30, 56–64.] — dedicate, vb. — dedicatory, adj. common-law dedication. A dedication made without a statute, consisting in the owner’s appropriation of land, or an easement in it, for the benefit or use