title to property
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title — ti·tle n [Anglo French, inscription, legal right, from Old French, from Latin titulum inscription, chapter heading, part of the law that sanctions an action] 1 a: the means or right by which one owns or possesses property; broadly: the quality of … Law dictionary
title search — n: a search of public records to determine the condition of title to real property usu. that is the subject of a transaction (as a purchase or mortgage) the borrower was required to pay for a title search Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
Property law — is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land as distinct from personal or movable possessions) and in personal property, within the common law legal system. In the civil law system, there is a division… … Wikipedia
property — and property rights are central to capitalist societies. Perhaps because they are largely taken for granted in this context they have received relatively little attention from sociologists. By comparison, political philosophers and economists… … Dictionary of sociology
title deed — n. a document that establishes title to property … English World dictionary
Title (property) — Property law Part of t … Wikipedia
title — A mark, style, or designation; a distinctive appellation; the name by which anything is known. Thus, in the law of persons, a title is an appellation of dignity or distinction, a name denoting the social rank of the person bearing it; as duke or… … Black's law dictionary
Property (conflict) — In Conflict of Laws, the subject of Property Law follows the terminology of the civil law systems out of Comity. Hence, there are two types of property: * Immovables is the equivalent of real property in common law systems, i.e. it is land or any … Wikipedia
property settlement — An agreement between husband and wife settling property rights in anticipation of the breaking up of the marital union: (1) determining the rights of the parties in jointly owned property and stating the disposition to be made of it; (2) settling … Ballentine's law dictionary
title deed — noun a deed or similar document by which the title to property is conveyed between parties … Wiktionary
