- livery in law
- The transfer of the possession of land while the parties are in sight of it, but without making an actual physical entry upon it.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
livery in law
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livery in law — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Livery in law — may refer to:* Livery of seisin: A term used in English law * Sasine: a term used in Scots law … Wikipedia
livery of seisin — liv·ery of seisin / li və rē / [livery delivery, handing over, from Anglo French liveree, from Old French livré, from livrer to hand over, from Latin liberare to free]: an ancient ceremony for conveyance of land by the symbolic transfer of a… … Law dictionary
livery stable keepers — Individuals who, as a regular course of business, provide quarters for the boarding of horses and rent them for hire. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. livery stable keepers … Law dictionary
Livery — Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1. (Eng.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Livery gown — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
livery in deed — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
livery of seizin — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
livery stable — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Livery of seisin — is an archaic legal ceremony, once practiced in England and in other countries following English common law, to convey property. The common law in those jurisdictions once provided that a valid conveyance of a fee interest in land required the… … Wikipedia
