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Attornment
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AttornmentEstates. Was the agreement of the tenant to the grant of the seignory, or of a rent, or the agreement of the donee in tail, or tenant for life, or years, to a grant of a reversion or of a remainder made to another.
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Agreement
A verbal or written resolution of disputes.
Tenant
Estates. One who holds or possesses lands or tenements by any kind of title, either in fee, for life, for years, or at will
Grant
Conveyancing, concessio. Technically speaking, grants are applicable to the conveyance of incorporeal rights, though in the largest sense, the term comprehends everything that is granted or passed from one to another, and is applied to every species of property. Grant is one of the usual words in a feoffment, and differs but little except in the subject-matter; for the operative words used in grants are dedi et concessi, "have given and granted."
Rent
Estates, contracts. A certain profit in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements in retribution for the use.
Donee
He to whom a gift is made, or a bequest given; one who is invested with a power to select an appointee, he is sometimes called an appointer.
Tail
An estate tail is an estate of inheritance, to a man or a woman and his or her heirs of his or her body, or heirs of his body of a particular description, or to several persons and the heirs of their bodies, or the heirs generally or specially of the body or bodies of one person, or several bodies.
Life
The aggregate of the animal functions which resist death. Bichat.
Years
Estate for years.
Reversion
Estates. The residue of an estate left in the grantor, to commence in possession after the determination of some particular estate granted out by him; it is also defined to be the return of land to the grantor, and Iiis heirs, after the grant is over.
Remainder
Estates. The remnant of an estate in lands or tenements expectant on a particular estate, created together with the same, at one time.
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Attorn or attornment
To consent, implicitly or explicitly, to a transfer of a right. Often used to describe a situation where a tenant, by staying on location after the sale of the leased property, accepts to be a tenant of the new landlord; or where a person consents to ("attorns to") the jurisdiction of a court which would not have otherwise had any authority over that person.
Attorney
A graduate of an accredited law school and member in good standing of the Bar Association. Only attorneys can give legal advice.
Attorney at law
A graduate of an accredited law school and member in good standing of the Bar Association. Only attorneys can give legal advice.
Attorney General
An attorney general is a person having the position of chief law officer of a country.
Attorney legal services
The services an attorney can provide to his or her clients, including both legal defense and attack.
Attorney of record
The principal attorney in a lawsuit, who signs all formal documents relating to the suit.
Attorney's certificate
Practice, English law. Attorneys are required to deliver to the commissioners of stamp duties, a paper or note-in writing, containing the name and usual place of residence of such person, and thereupon, on paying certain duties, such person is entitled to a certificate attesting the payment of such duties, which must be renewed yearly.
Attorney-at-law
A graduate of an accredited law school and member in good standing of the Bar Association. Only attorneys can give legal advice.
Attorney-in-fact
Authorizing another in writing to act in his/her place to do some act, but not one requiring legal representation.
Attorneys fees clause
A provision in a contract allocating each party's obligation to pay legal bills in the event of legal action taken against each other or by a third party.
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Attorn or attornment
To consent, implicitly or explicitly, to a transfer of a right. Often used to describe a situation where a tenant, by staying on location after the sale of the leased property, accepts to be a tenant of the new landlord; or where a person consents to ("attorns to") the jurisdiction of a court which would not have otherwise had any authority over that person.
Attorney of record
The principal attorney in a lawsuit, who signs all formal documents relating to the suit.
Attorney-in-fact
Authorizing another in writing to act in his/her place to do some act, but not one requiring legal representation.
Attorney's certificate
Practice, English law. Attorneys are required to deliver to the commissioners of stamp duties, a paper or note-in writing, containing the name and usual place of residence of such person, and thereupon, on paying certain duties, such person is entitled to a certificate attesting the payment of such duties, which must be renewed yearly.
Attorneys fees clause
A provision in a contract allocating each party's obligation to pay legal bills in the event of legal action taken against each other or by a third party.
Attornment
Au besoin
This is a French phrase, used in commercial law. When the drawer of a foreign bill of exchange wishes as a matter of precaution, and to-save expenses, he puts in the corner of the bill, " Au besoin chez Messieurs or, in other words, " In case of need, apply to Messrs.
Aubaine
French law. When a foreigner died in France, the crown by virtue of a right called droit d'aubaine, formerly claimed all the personal property such foreigner had in France at the time of his death.
Auctor
Among the Romans the seller was called auctor; and public, sales were made by fixing a spear in the forum, and a person who acted as crier stood by the spear the catalogue of the goods to be sold was made in tables called auctionariae.
Audi alteram partem
Latin: a principle of natural justice which prohibits a judicial decision which impacts upon individual rights without giving all parties in the dispute a right to be heard. Habeas corpus was an early expression of the audi alteram partem principle. In more recent years, it has been extended to include the right to receive notice of a hearing and to be given an opportunity to be represented or heard.
Audi altoram partem
Hear the other side -- the accused, the defendant.
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Agreement
A verbal or written resolution of disputes.
Tenant
Estates. One who holds or possesses lands or tenements by any kind of title, either in fee, for life, for years, or at will
Grant
Conveyancing, concessio. Technically speaking, grants are applicable to the conveyance of incorporeal rights, though in the largest sense, the term comprehends everything that is granted or passed from one to another, and is applied to every species of property. Grant is one of the usual words in a feoffment, and differs but little except in the subject-matter; for the operative words used in grants are dedi et concessi, "have given and granted."
Rent
Estates, contracts. A certain profit in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements in retribution for the use.
Donee
He to whom a gift is made, or a bequest given; one who is invested with a power to select an appointee, he is sometimes called an appointer.
Tail
An estate tail is an estate of inheritance, to a man or a woman and his or her heirs of his or her body, or heirs of his body of a particular description, or to several persons and the heirs of their bodies, or the heirs generally or specially of the body or bodies of one person, or several bodies.
Life
The aggregate of the animal functions which resist death. Bichat.
Years
Estate for years.
Reversion
Estates. The residue of an estate left in the grantor, to commence in possession after the determination of some particular estate granted out by him; it is also defined to be the return of land to the grantor, and Iiis heirs, after the grant is over.
Remainder
Estates. The remnant of an estate in lands or tenements expectant on a particular estate, created together with the same, at one time.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Attorn or attornment
To consent, implicitly or explicitly, to a transfer of a right. Often used to describe a situation where a tenant, by staying on location after the sale of the leased property, accepts to be a tenant of the new landlord; or where a person consents to ("attorns to") the jurisdiction of a court which would not have otherwise had any authority over that person.
Attorney
A graduate of an accredited law school and member in good standing of the Bar Association. Only attorneys can give legal advice.
Attorney at law
A graduate of an accredited law school and member in good standing of the Bar Association. Only attorneys can give legal advice.
Attorney General
An attorney general is a person having the position of chief law officer of a country.
Attorney legal services
The services an attorney can provide to his or her clients, including both legal defense and attack.
Attorney of record
The principal attorney in a lawsuit, who signs all formal documents relating to the suit.
Attorney's certificate
Practice, English law. Attorneys are required to deliver to the commissioners of stamp duties, a paper or note-in writing, containing the name and usual place of residence of such person, and thereupon, on paying certain duties, such person is entitled to a certificate attesting the payment of such duties, which must be renewed yearly.
Attorney-at-law
A graduate of an accredited law school and member in good standing of the Bar Association. Only attorneys can give legal advice.
Attorney-in-fact
Authorizing another in writing to act in his/her place to do some act, but not one requiring legal representation.
Attorneys fees clause
A provision in a contract allocating each party's obligation to pay legal bills in the event of legal action taken against each other or by a third party.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Attorn or attornment
To consent, implicitly or explicitly, to a transfer of a right. Often used to describe a situation where a tenant, by staying on location after the sale of the leased property, accepts to be a tenant of the new landlord; or where a person consents to ("attorns to") the jurisdiction of a court which would not have otherwise had any authority over that person.
Attorney of record
The principal attorney in a lawsuit, who signs all formal documents relating to the suit.
Attorney-in-fact
Authorizing another in writing to act in his/her place to do some act, but not one requiring legal representation.
Attorney's certificate
Practice, English law. Attorneys are required to deliver to the commissioners of stamp duties, a paper or note-in writing, containing the name and usual place of residence of such person, and thereupon, on paying certain duties, such person is entitled to a certificate attesting the payment of such duties, which must be renewed yearly.
Attorneys fees clause
A provision in a contract allocating each party's obligation to pay legal bills in the event of legal action taken against each other or by a third party.
Attornment
Au besoin
This is a French phrase, used in commercial law. When the drawer of a foreign bill of exchange wishes as a matter of precaution, and to-save expenses, he puts in the corner of the bill, " Au besoin chez Messieurs or, in other words, " In case of need, apply to Messrs.
Aubaine
French law. When a foreigner died in France, the crown by virtue of a right called droit d'aubaine, formerly claimed all the personal property such foreigner had in France at the time of his death.
Auctor
Among the Romans the seller was called auctor; and public, sales were made by fixing a spear in the forum, and a person who acted as crier stood by the spear the catalogue of the goods to be sold was made in tables called auctionariae.
Audi alteram partem
Latin: a principle of natural justice which prohibits a judicial decision which impacts upon individual rights without giving all parties in the dispute a right to be heard. Habeas corpus was an early expression of the audi alteram partem principle. In more recent years, it has been extended to include the right to receive notice of a hearing and to be given an opportunity to be represented or heard.
Audi altoram partem
Hear the other side -- the accused, the defendant.
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