Specialist dictionary

Property law

Ownership, land and property rights.

Core vocabulary

103 featured terms

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Immovablenoun

property consisting of houses and land

Leaseholdnoun

land or property held under a lease

Personal estatenoun

movable property (as distinguished from real estate)

Personal propertynoun

movable property (as distinguished from real estate)

Personaltynoun

movable property (as distinguished from real estate)

Private propertynoun

movable property (as distinguished from real estate)

Real estatenoun

property consisting of houses and land

Real propertynoun

property consisting of houses and land

Realtynoun

property consisting of houses and land

Deednoun

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed…

Deed of conveyancenoun

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed…

Titlenoun

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed…

Eminent Domainnoun

The right of the government to expropriate private property.

Acresnoun

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

Chattelnoun

personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc.)

Clobbernoun

informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?"

Dead handnoun

real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)

Demesnenoun

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

Effectsnoun

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched ove…

Estatenoun

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

Landnoun

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

Landnoun

the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"

Landed estatenoun

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

Mortmainnoun

real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)

Movablenoun

personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc.)

Personal chattelnoun

personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc.)

Personal effectsnoun

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched ove…

Stuffnoun

informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?"

Estatenoun

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

Tenantnoun

a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)

Conveyancenoun

act of transferring property title from one person to another

Conveyancingnoun

act of transferring property title from one person to another

Conveyingnoun

act of transferring property title from one person to another

Easementnoun

(law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)

Freeholdnoun

tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life

Holdingnoun

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"

Liennoun

the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

Mortgagenoun

a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan

Ownershipnoun

the act of having and controlling property

Ownershipnoun

the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others

Possessionnoun

the act of having and controlling property

Propertynoun

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"

Trustnoun

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust…

Deed pollnoun

a deed made and executed by only one party

Enfeoffmentnoun

under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service

Baronynoun

the estate of a baron

Countryseatnoun

an estate in the country

Entailnoun

land received by fee tail

Farmsteadnoun

the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm

Feoffnoun

a piece of land held under the feudal system

Fiefnoun

a piece of land held under the feudal system

Freeholdnoun

an estate held in fee simple or for life

Glebenoun

plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office

Haciendanoun

a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries

Homesteadnoun

land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law

Homesteadnoun

the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

Manornoun

the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)

Plantationnoun

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

Seigniorynoun

the estate of a seigneur

Cotenantnoun

one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property

Estate for lifenoun

(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it

Jointurenoun

(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

Legal jointurenoun

(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

Life estatenoun

(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it

Actual possessionnoun

(law) immediate and direct physical control over property

Commonagenoun

property held in common

Communitynoun

common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions"

Constructive possessionnoun

(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it

Criminal possessionnoun

(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under cert…

Deliverynoun

the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another

Heirloomnoun

(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance

Hereditamentnoun

any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited

Holdingnoun

the act of retaining something

Intellectual propertynoun

intangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights)

Keepingnoun

the act of retaining something

Leasenoun

property that is leased or rented out or let

Lettingnoun

property that is leased or rented out or let

Liverynoun

the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another

Proprietarynoun

an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

Proprietorshipnoun

an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

Public easementnoun

any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)

Rentalnoun

property that is leased or rented out or let

Retentionnoun

the act of retaining something

Right of waynoun

the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else

Salvagenoun

property or goods saved from damage or destruction

Severaltynoun

exclusive individual ownership

Spiritualitynoun

property or income owned by a church

Spiritualtynoun

property or income owned by a church

Wealthnoun

property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value

Orangerynoun

a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas

Dowernoun

a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

Accessionnoun

(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement

Bailmentnoun

the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee

Beneficenoun

an endowed church office giving income to its holder

Illegal possessionnoun

possession of controlled substances

Moneynoun

wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"

Storagenoun

the act of storing something

Subleasenoun

a lease from one lessee to another

Subletnoun

a lease from one lessee to another

Surrendernoun

the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

Temporalitynoun

the worldly possessions of a church

Temporaltynoun

the worldly possessions of a church

Withholdingnoun

the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the wi…