Mortmain

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1. Noun

Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate.

2. Noun

real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
Vocabulary classified under Law

3. Noun

the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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