commutation of homestead entry

commutation of homestead entry
A cash payment by a homestead settler on public lands, in lieu of remaining in possession of the land for five years, made to obtain a patent for the land from the government. 42 Am J1st Pub Land § 28.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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