propter delictum tenentis
- propter delictum tenentis
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Through the fault of the tenant.
It was a cause for escheat of the land to the lord if the blood of the tenant was attainted. He who was attainted suffered an extinction of blood as well as he who died without heirs. See 2 Bl Comm 245.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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propter delictum tenentis — tə̇ˈnentə̇s adverb Etymology: Medieval Latin : on account of the tenant s crime property declared forfeit propter delictum tenentis … Useful english dictionary
escheat propter delictum tenentis — Escheat for the fault of the tenant; as through the attainder of the tenant … Ballentine's law dictionary
