Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
fine — A sum of money exacted of a person guilty of an offense as a pecuniary punishment, the amount of which may be fixed by law or left to the discretion of the court. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 599. A payment required of a member of a club, society, or… … Ballentine's law dictionary
levying fine — A fictitious proceeding at common law to effect an alienation of land. See fine to bar entail; fine to convey … Ballentine's law dictionary
entail — v. To settle or limit the succession to real property; to create an estate tail n. A fee abridged or limited to the issue, or certain classes of issue, instead of descending to all the heirs. Break or bar an entail. To free an estate from the… … Black's law dictionary
entail — v. To settle or limit the succession to real property; to create an estate tail n. A fee abridged or limited to the issue, or certain classes of issue, instead of descending to all the heirs. Break or bar an entail. To free an estate from the… … Black's law dictionary
Fine of lands — A fine of lands (sometimes called a final concord) was a species of conveyance (abolished in England in 1833). It took the form of a fictitious suit compromised or terminated by the acknowledgment of the previous owner that such land was the… … Wikipedia
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fee tail — A legal or equitable estate in which lands and tenements are given to one and the heirs of his body begotten, in other words, an estate of inheritance which is to pass by lineal descent only. 19 Am J2d Est § 45. An estate resulting from the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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