plea of liberum tenementum

plea of liberum tenementum
A plea of freehold; a plea which in some jurisdictions is allowed to be interposed by the defendant in an action of trespass. Fort Dearborn Lodge v Klein, 115 Ill 177, 3 NE 272.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • liberum tenementum — /libaram tenamentam/ In common law pleading, a plea of freehold. A plea by the defendant in an action of trespass to real property that the locus in quo is his freehold, or that of a third person, under whom he acted. In realty law, freehold.… …   Black's law dictionary

  • liberum tenementum — /libaram tenamentam/ In common law pleading, a plea of freehold. A plea by the defendant in an action of trespass to real property that the locus in quo is his freehold, or that of a third person, under whom he acted. In realty law, freehold.… …   Black's law dictionary

  • liberum tenementum — A freehold estate. A plea in an action of trespass quare clausum brought by a person in actual possession of the land, asserting title to the property in the defendant, and the right to immediate possession, but admitting possession in the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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