mortuo vadio
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estate in mortuo vadio — Estate in dead pledge. See dead pledge; mortgage … Ballentine's law dictionary
mortgage — In the ancient sense, an estate in mortuo vadio or dead pledge. At common law, a qualified estate under a conditional conveyance given by way of security for the performance of an obligation, usually one for the payment of money. In the modern… … Ballentine's law dictionary
