Tag: TE

  • Tenure

    Definition of Tenure The mode of holding or occupying land, or an office, etc. The rule is that no person except the King can be the absolute owner of land in England ; all lands in the hands of subjects are held of some superior, and mediately or immediately of the Crown. The possessor is…

  • Tenure By Curtesy Of England

    Definition of Tenure By Curtesy Of England The life estate of a husband in the land of his deceased wife, provided he had issue by her, born alive, and capable of inheriting. Abolished by the Administration of Estates Act, 1925 Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]

  • Term Of Years

    Definition of Term Of Years An estate or interest in land limited to a fixed number of years, as in the case of an ordinary lease for seven years. A long term of years is often granted as security for the performance of an obligation; e.g., to secure portions to younger children under a […]

  • Terminus A Quo

    Definition of Terminus A Quo The starting point. Terminus ad quern. The finishing point. Terre-tenant. Land holder ; one who has the seisin of land. Territorial. Pertaining to a particular country or territory. Territorial waters are such parts of the sea adjacent to the coast of a country as […]

  • Terry V. Hutchinson

    Definition of Terry V. Hutchinson ((1868), L. R. 3 Q. B. 599). If a daughter lives with her father he has a right to her services, and can sue for her seduction if illness results, as it interferes with his power to enforce such right. Held, that if after terminating service with another she […]

  • Testament

    Definition of Testament A will of personal property. A formal will usually begins : ‘ This is the last will and testament of me, A B, etc. Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Testament in the Dictionaries, Testament in our legal dictionaries, Related […]

  • Tenendum

    Definition of Tenendum To be held. The clause in a deed of conveyance of land which formerly indicated the tenure by which the grantee was to hold the land of the grantor, but which now simply says that the land is to be held by the grantee, without mentioning of whom Browse You might be…

  • Testamenti Factio

    Definition of Testamenti Factio Capacity to take any part in making a will or any benefit under a will. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Testamenti Factio in the Dictionaries, Testamenti Factio in our legal dictionaries, Related […]

  • Terry V. Hutchinson

    Definition of Terry V. Hutchinson ((1868), L. R. 3 Q. B. 599). If a daughter lives with her father he has a right to her services, and can sue for her seduction if illness results, as it interferes with his power to enforce such right. Held, that if after terminating service with another she […]

  • Testamenti, Secundum Tabulas

    Definition of Testamenti, Secundum Tabulas According to the tablets or terms of the will. Contra tabulas testamenti, in opposition to the provisions of the will. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Testamenti, Secundum Tabulas in the […]