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chattel — chat·tel / chat əl/ n [Old French chatel goods, property, from Medieval Latin capitale, from neuter of capitalis chief, principal see capital]: an item of tangible or intangible personal property; esp: chattel personal in this entry ◇ In some… … Law dictionary
chattel real — see chattel Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
chattel personal — noun (plural chattels personal) : a movable chattel (as goods, plate, or money) distinguished from chattel real * * * chattel personal, any movable article of personal property, such as an automobile, furniture, or appliances … Useful english dictionary
real — In civil law, relating to a thing (whether movable or immovable), as distinguished from a person. relating to land, as distinguished from personal property This term is applied to lands, tenements, and hereditaments. As to real action real asset… … Black's law dictionary
chattel mortgage — see mortgage Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. chattel mortgage n … Law dictionary
chattel — [chat′ l] n. [ME chatel < OFr: see CATTLE] 1. a) a movable item of personal property, as a piece of furniture, an automobile, or a head of livestock: in full chattel personal b) any interest in real estate less than a freehold: in full chattel … English World dictionary
Chattel — Chat tel, n. [OF. chatel; another form of catel. See {Cattle}.] (Law) Any item of movable or immovable property except the freehold, or the things which are parcel of it. It is a more extensive term than goods or effects. [1913 Webster] Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chattel mortgage — Chattel Chat tel, n. [OF. chatel; another form of catel. See {Cattle}.] (Law) Any item of movable or immovable property except the freehold, or the things which are parcel of it. It is a more extensive term than goods or effects. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chattel marriage — refers to a form of marriage in which the husband owned his wife, and any children of their union, in a legal relationship similar to that of slavery. The only meaningful difference was that there were a few legal restrictions to the husband s… … Wikipedia
chattel real — UK US noun [C or U] ► LAW, PROPERTY property such as land or a building that is held for a limited amount of time, as on a lease (= an agreement to use property for a fixed period of time) … Financial and business terms
