Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
executory interests — Estates in futuro created by executory devises or by conveyances to uses, recognized in equity and validated by the Statute of Uses, but invalid under the early common law as in contravention of the rigid rules against a limitation of a fee on a… … Ballentine's law dictionary
devise — de·vise 1 /di vīz/ vt de·vised, de·vis·ing [Anglo French deviser to divide, share, bequeath, ultimately from Latin dividere to divide]: to give (property) by will; specif: to give (real property) by will compare alienate, bequeath, convey … Law dictionary
Charles Fearne — (1742–1794) was an English jurist. The son of Charles Fearne, judge advocate of the admiralty, he was born in London, and was educated at Westminster School. His 1772 work, Essay on the Learning of Contingent Remainders and Executory Devices , is … Wikipedia
Фирн Чарльз — (Fearne, 1742 1794) английский юрист. Написал: A historical legigraphical chart of landed property in England (Л., 1769); An essay on the learning of contingent remainders and executory devises (1772, много раз издавалось; считается поныне… … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
possibility — An uncertain thing which may happen. A contingent interest in real or personal estate. It is either near (or ordinary), as where an estate is limited to one after the death of another, or remote (or extraordinary), as where it is limited to a man … Black's law dictionary
vested — Fixed; accrued; settled; absolute; complete. Having the character or given the rights of absolute ownership; not contingent; not subject to be defeated by a condition precedent. Rights are vested when right to enjoyment, present or prospective,… … Black's law dictionary
devise — /davayz/ A testamentary disposition of land or realty; a gift of real property by the last will and testament of the donor. When used as a noun, means a testamentary disposition of real or personal property and when used as a verb, means to… … Black's law dictionary
devise — /davayz/ A testamentary disposition of land or realty; a gift of real property by the last will and testament of the donor. When used as a noun, means a testamentary disposition of real or personal property and when used as a verb, means to… … Black's law dictionary
Rule against perpetuities — The rule against perpetuities is a rule of law in effect under the property, trusts, estate, and contract law of many common law jurisdictions. The rule invalidates certain future interests (traditionally contingent remainders and executory… … Wikipedia
History of English land law — Material here has been extracted from the 1911 Britannica encyclopedia. The history of English land law derives from a mixture of Roman, Norman and modern legislative sources.OutlineSuch terms as fee or homage carry us back into feudal times.… … Wikipedia
