Property law
Ownership, land and property rights.
Areas within Property law
Criminal law
Crime, criminal proceedings and penalties.
379 wordsContract law
Agreements, obligations, breach and remedies.
173 wordsTort law
Civil wrongs, liability and remedies.
14 wordsEmployment law
Workplace rights, duties and disputes.
39 wordsIntellectual property law
Copyright, patents, trade marks and related rights.
16 wordsProperty law
Ownership, land and property rights.
97 wordsDispute resolution
Litigation, arbitration, mediation and settlement.
15 wordsBusiness law
Legal rules affecting commercial organisations and transactions.
1 wordsCivil law
Private disputes, claims and civil procedure.
25 wordsConstitutional law
The structure of government, rights and constitutional principles.
16 wordsCorporate law
Companies, directors, governance and corporate transactions.
7 wordsEvidence law
Rules governing proof and admissible evidence.
22 wordsGeneral law
Foundational legal terms used across areas of law.
752 wordsLegislation
Statutes, regulations and the process of making law.
17 wordsPublic law
The powers and duties of public bodies and the state.
17 wordsAdministrative law
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
56 wordsFamily law
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
24 wordsInternational law
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
61 wordsLegal procedure
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
8 wordsLegal theory
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
177 words103 featured terms
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property consisting of houses and land
Leaseholdnounland or property held under a lease
Personal estatenounmovable property (as distinguished from real estate)
Personal propertynounmovable property (as distinguished from real estate)
Personaltynounmovable property (as distinguished from real estate)
Private propertynounmovable property (as distinguished from real estate)
Real estatenounproperty consisting of houses and land
Real propertynounproperty consisting of houses and land
Realtynounproperty consisting of houses and land
Deednouna 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 conveyancenouna 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…
Titlenouna 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 DomainnounThe right of the government to expropriate private property.
Acresnounextensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
Chattelnounpersonal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc.)
Clobbernouninformal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?"
Dead handnounreal property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
Demesnenounextensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
Effectsnounproperty 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…
Estatenounextensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
Landnounextensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
Landnounthe land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"
Landed estatenounextensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
Mortmainnounreal property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
Movablenounpersonal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc.)
Personal chattelnounpersonal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc.)
Personal effectsnounproperty 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…
Stuffnouninformal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?"
Estatenouneverything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
Tenantnouna holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
Conveyancenounact of transferring property title from one person to another
Conveyancingnounact of transferring property title from one person to another
Conveyingnounact 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)
Freeholdnountenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life
Holdingnounsomething owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"
Liennounthe right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
Mortgagenouna conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
Ownershipnounthe act of having and controlling property
Ownershipnounthe relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
Possessionnounthe act of having and controlling property
Propertynounsomething owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"
Trustnounsomething (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust…
Deed pollnouna deed made and executed by only one party
Enfeoffmentnoununder the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service
Baronynounthe estate of a baron
Countryseatnounan estate in the country
Entailnounland received by fee tail
Farmsteadnounthe buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm
Feoffnouna piece of land held under the feudal system
Fiefnouna piece of land held under the feudal system
Freeholdnounan estate held in fee simple or for life
Glebenounplot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
Haciendanouna large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
Homesteadnounland acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
Homesteadnounthe home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
Manornounthe landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)
Plantationnounan estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
Seigniorynounthe estate of a seigneur
Cotenantnounone 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
Commonagenounproperty held in common
Communitynouncommon 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…
Deliverynounthe 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
Hereditamentnounany property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited
Holdingnounthe act of retaining something
Intellectual propertynounintangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights)
Keepingnounthe act of retaining something
Leasenounproperty that is leased or rented out or let
Lettingnounproperty that is leased or rented out or let
Liverynounthe voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
Proprietarynounan unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
Proprietorshipnounan unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
Public easementnounany easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)
Rentalnounproperty that is leased or rented out or let
Retentionnounthe act of retaining something
Right of waynounthe privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else
Salvagenounproperty or goods saved from damage or destruction
Severaltynounexclusive individual ownership
Spiritualitynounproperty or income owned by a church
Spiritualtynounproperty or income owned by a church
Wealthnounproperty that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value
Orangerynouna place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas
Dowernouna 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
Bailmentnounthe delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
Beneficenounan endowed church office giving income to its holder
Illegal possessionnounpossession of controlled substances
Moneynounwealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"
Storagenounthe act of storing something
Subleasenouna lease from one lessee to another
Subletnouna lease from one lessee to another
Surrendernounthe delivery of a principal into lawful custody
Temporalitynounthe worldly possessions of a church
Temporaltynounthe worldly possessions of a church
Withholdingnounthe act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the wi…
