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mortmain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dead hand, dead hand of the past |
| Type of | influence |
mortmain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dead hand |
| Type of | realty, immovable, real estate, real property |
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Licenses to acquire land in mortmain were easily obtained in those years.
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All was completed in 1617 except the charter or deed of incorporation for setting his lands in mortmain.
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After 1217, there was a forfeiture of land to the great lord in cases of unauthorized alienation in mortmain.
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In the spirit of his age he denounced the relics of medieval institutions, such as entails and tenures in mortmain.
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Several cases recorded where the King specifically forbade the tenant from alienating a church or land held in perpetuity by the Crown, and presumably the equivalent of mortmain.
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- Real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
- Dead hand: the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
- Mortmain is a legal term that means ownership of real estate by a corporation or legal institution that can be transferred or sold in perpetuity; the term is usually used in the context of its prohibition. ...
- (Mortmains) In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, there are various fictional locations where events take place.
- A strong and inalienable possession
- English statute of 1290 that abolished subinfudation
- [French dead hand] a medieval feudal principle, later common law, that property could not be sold or given to a entity other than a person, specifically to a corporation or religious entity, except by permission of the king. ...
- Choosing a representative's life to signal relief payment to the lord; commonly used with vassals that are organizations and long-lived races.
- 1) Applied to the way in which undying institutions, especially those connected with the church, held real property, and thereby could not be liable for the exactions which would be due to a lord at the death of an individual. ...
