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Annexation
verb · 78% connection
The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or appending; the act of connecting; union; as, the annexation of Texas to the Unit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Appraise
verb · 78% connection
To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Beneficiary
adjective · 78% connection
Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Breathless
adjective · 78% connection
Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, br…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Continuance
noun · 78% connection
A holding on, or remaining in a particular state; permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.; perseverance; constancy; duration;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Deodand
noun · 78% connection
A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person, and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to the crown, to b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Detinue
noun · 78% connection
A form of action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Devise
verb · 78% connection
To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Distrain
verb · 78% connection
To subject to distress; to coerce; as, to distrain a person by his goods and chattels.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Distrainor
noun · 78% connection
One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Distress
noun · 78% connection
The act of distraining; the taking of a personal chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way of pledge for redress of an inju…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Distringas
noun · 78% connection
A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Fieri facias
unknown · 78% connection
A judicial writ that lies for one who has recovered in debt or damages, commanding the sheriff that he cause to be made of the goods,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Fixture
noun · 78% connection
Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses and lands, so as to constitute a part of them. This term is, however, quite frequ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Good
noun · 78% connection
Wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive name for almost all pers…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Heat
noun · 78% connection
Indication of high temperature; appearance, condition, or color of a body, as indicating its temperature; redness; high color; flush;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Heirloom
noun · 78% connection
Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
Heriot
noun · 78% connection
Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the death of a ten…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, holding, chattels, chattel.
