- pedis positio
- The placing of the foot,–the physical act of stepping on the land to effect an entry and an assumption of possession.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
pedis positio
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pedis positio — /piydas pazishCiytow/ In the civil and old English law, a putting or placing of the foot. A term used to denote the possession of lands by actual corporal entry upon them … Black's law dictionary
Possessio est quasi pedis positio — Possession is, as it were, the position or placing of the foot … Ballentine's law dictionary
possessio — /pazesh(iy)ow/ Lat. Civil law. That condition of fact under which one can exercise his power over a corporeal thing at his pleasure, to the exclusion of all others. This condition of fact is called detention, and it forms the substance of… … Black's law dictionary
seisin — /siyzan/ Possession of real property under claim of freehold estate. The completion of the feudal investiture, by which the tenant was admitted into the feud, and performed the rights of homage and fealty. Possession with an intent on the part of … Black's law dictionary
