- chattel interest
- Any interest in land of less dignity than a freehold estate.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
chattel interest
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chattel mortgage — An interest that is given by one person in, say, a piece of property such as a piano to another person to secure a debt. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
chattel paper — A category of personal property defined by Article 9 of the UCC. Chattel paper is a document that includes both a monetary obligation and a security interest in goods or a lease. For example, installment sales contracts that include a retail… … Financial and business terms
chattel real — noun (plural chattels real) : a chattel consisting of a right in land that is less than a freehold (as a lease or a growing crop) distinguished from chattel personal * * * chattel real, an interest or lease in land not amounting to a freehold … Useful english dictionary
