nontenure

nontenure
\\“+\ noun
Etymology: Anglo-French nountenure, from noun- non- (I) + Middle French tenure
: a former plea in bar made by a defendant in a real action setting up that he did not hold the land : a plea denying a demise or letting

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  • Nontenure — Non*ten ure, n. (Law) A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nontenure — non·tenure …   English syllables

  • nontenure — The name given to a plea in a real action wherein the defendant denied his tenancy …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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