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Mortgage

A conveyance of property, upon condition, as security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a duty, and to become void upon payment or performance according to the stipulated terms; also, the written instrument by which the conveyance is made.

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Manner of action 1

Bond 76% connected

That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

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Owe 76% connected

To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.

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Mortgager 74% connected

gives a mortgage.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Mortgager 74% connected

gives a mortgage.

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Mortgagor 74% connected

One who gives a mortgage.

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Mortgagor 74% connected

One who gives a mortgage.

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Actual possession noun · 85% connection

(law) immediate and direct physical control over property

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Constructive possession noun · 85% connection

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

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Criminal possession noun · 85% connection

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

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Easement noun · 85% connection

(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)

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Estate for life noun · 85% connection

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

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Heirloom noun · 85% connection

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

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Jointure noun · 85% connection

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

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Legal jointure noun · 85% connection

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

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Life estate noun · 85% connection

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

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Deed noun · 85% connection

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

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Deed of conveyance noun · 85% connection

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

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Title noun · 85% connection

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

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Dower noun · 85% connection

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

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Public easement noun · 85% connection

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

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Right of way noun · 85% connection

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

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Freehold noun · 84% connection

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

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Lien noun · 84% connection

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

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Ad valorem unknown · 78% connection

A term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods, at a certain rate per cent upon their value, as stated in their invoice, -- in…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conveyance, property, upon, condition, security.
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Annul adjective · 78% connection

To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of co…

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Assessment noun · 78% connection

A valuation of property or profits of business, for the purpose of taxation; such valuation and an adjudging of the proper sum to be l…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conveyance, property, upon, condition, security.
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Assurance noun · 78% connection

Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.

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Blank noun · 78% connection

Any void space; a void space on paper, or in any written instrument; an interval void of consciousness, action, result, etc; a void.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conveyance, property, upon, condition, security.
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Boatage noun · 78% connection

Conveyance by boat; also, a charge for such conveyance.

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Defeasance noun · 78% connection

A condition, relating to a deed, which being performed, the deed is defeated or rendered void; or a collateral deed, made at the same…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conveyance, property, upon, condition, security.
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Deposit verb · 78% connection

Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conveyance, property, upon, condition, security.
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Discharge verb · 78% connection

Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation, liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt, or the performance of a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conveyance, property, upon, condition, security.
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Ethics noun · 78% connection

The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting d…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conveyance, property, upon, condition, security.
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Gage noun · 78% connection

A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeite…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conveyance, property, upon, condition, security.
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