Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
words of limitation — n. Words in a deed or will that are conventional, but non literal. As an example, the phrase, to B and her heirs, by longstanding convention of property laws, gives an interest in land to B, but nothing to her heirs. Webster s New World Law… … Law dictionary
words of limitation — the words in a deed or will that describe the nature and extent of the estate granted or devised … Useful english dictionary
limitation — lim·i·ta·tion n 1 a: restriction a limitation on the rights of ownership b: a statement or stipulation in a deed or will placing limits on the disposition of an estate or interest esp. in regard to duration or heirs see also word … Law dictionary
words of inheritance — Words of limitation indicating the character of an estate granted or devised. Words in the habendum of a deed which set forth the estate to be held and enjoyed by the grantee. 23 Am J2d Deeds § 38. Words necessary in the grant of an easement in… … Ballentine's law dictionary
limitation — Restriction or circumspection; settling an estate or property. A certain time allowed by a statute for bringing litigation (see statute of limitations, below). The provisions of state constitution are not a grant but a limitation of legislative… … Black's law dictionary
limitation — Restriction or circumspection; settling an estate or property. A certain time allowed by a statute for bringing litigation (see statute of limitations, below). The provisions of state constitution are not a grant but a limitation of legislative… … Black's law dictionary
limitation — In the broad sense a limit. In a technical sense, a clause or provision in deed, grant, or will which states a condition of the grant or devise, especially a condition which terminates an estate without act performed by the taker of the next… … Ballentine's law dictionary
words — Symbols indicating ideas and subject to contraction and expansion to meet the idea sought to be expressed. Such have been referred to as labels whose content and meaning are continually shifting with the times. Massachusetts Protective Ass n v.… … Black's law dictionary
limitation — Synonyms and related words: absolute interest, allowance, benefit, border line, bound, boundary, boundary condition, boundary line, bounds, bourn, break boundary, breakoff point, ceiling, cession, circumscription, claim, closeness, common,… … Moby Thesaurus
word of limitation — word of limitation: a word in a deed or will esp. following the name of an intended grantee or devisee that serves to describe the nature or extent of the estate granted or devised usu. used in pl. construed “and his heirs” in “to John and his… … Law dictionary
