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Definition of Testator One who makes a will Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Testator in the Dictionaries, Testator in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]

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…

Definition of Testatum The part of an indenture beginning with the words Now this indenture witnesseth. Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Testatum in the Dictionaries, Testatum in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the […]

Definition of Tenor (1) The general import of a document, or its exact wording. (2) The period of time, as expressed in a bill of exchange, after which it is payable Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Tenor in the Dictionaries, Tenor in our legal […]

Definition of Testatum Writ A writ which is issued into a county other than that in which the venue was laid Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Testatum Writ in the Dictionaries, Testatum Writ in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics […]

Definition of Tenterden’s Act, (Lord) The Statute of Frauds Amendment Act, 1828 (9 Geo. 4, c. 14), which ejiacte that a promise to pay, or an acknowledgment of a debt must be in writing and signed by the party to be charged to take the case out of the Statute of Limitations, and that an…

Definition of Teste The concluding part of a writ, giving the date and place of its issue : so called because it begins with the words Witness ourself (in Latin, Teste meipso). Every writ issued in the High Court of Justice is tested in the name of the Lord Chancellor Browse You might be […]

Definition of Tenths (1) The tenth part of the annual profit of an ecclesiastical benefice. See Annates; Queen Anne’s Bounty. (2) The tax consisting of one-tenth of every man’s whole personal property, formerly levied by the Crown Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]

Definition of Testimony The evidence of a witness given viva voce in Court Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Testimony in the Dictionaries, Testimony in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, […]

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…