Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Partition (law) — A partition is a term used in the law of real property to describe an act, by a court order or otherwise, to divide up a concurrent estate into separate portions representing the proportionate interests of the tenants. Under the common law, any… … Wikipedia
sale in partition — See partition sale … Ballentine's law dictionary
partition — par·ti·tion /pär ti shən/ n: the severance voluntarily or by legal proceedings of common or undivided interests in property and esp. real property: division into severalty of property held jointly or in common or the sale of such property by a… … Law dictionary
partition — partitionable, adj. partitionary, adj. partitioner, partitionist, n. partitionment, n. /pahr tish euhn, peuhr /, n. 1. a division into or distribution in portions or shares. 2. a separation, as of two or more things. 3. something that separates… … Universalium
partition — /paˈtɪʃən / (say pah tishuhn) noun 1. division into or distribution in portions or shares. 2. separation, as of two or more things. 3. something that separates. 4. the date or period of the division of a country or state into two or more new… …
judicial sale — Sale conducted under a judgment, order, or supervision of a court as in a sale under a petition for partition of real estate or an execution or a foreclosure sale. One which must be based upon an order or a decree of a court directing the sale.… … Black's law dictionary
judicial sale — Sale conducted under a judgment, order, or supervision of a court as in a sale under a petition for partition of real estate or an execution or a foreclosure sale. One which must be based upon an order or a decree of a court directing the sale.… … Black's law dictionary
Forced sale — Property law Part of t … Wikipedia
List of U.S. state partition proposals — This is a list of official or otherwise noteworthy proposals for dividing existing U.S. states into multiple states. It does not specifically address statewide or other movements to secede from the United States. The word secession can refer to… … Wikipedia
action for partition — A suit in equity, the object of which is to enable those who own property as joint tenants, tenants in common, or coparceners to put an end to such tenancy so as to vest in each tenant a sole estate in specific property or a share of the proceeds … Ballentine's law dictionary
