muniments

muniments
noun
deeds and other documentary evidence of title to land
Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
Hypernyms: ↑title deed

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  • muniments — index deed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • muniments of title — Documents that serve as evidence of ownership of real or personal property. Written instruments, such as stock certificates or deeds to land, by which an owner is enabled to defend his or her ownership rights. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia… …   Law dictionary

  • muniments (of title) — n. Chain of documents that indicate title to property, from the beginning to the present. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …   Law dictionary

  • muniments — n. (Law) ownership certificate, official document that proves a person s title to land mu·ni·ment || mjuːnɪmÉ™nt n. document, deed of purchase, certificate of right (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • muniments — [ mju:nɪm(ə)nts] plural noun chiefly Law title deeds or other documents proving a person s title to land. Origin ME: via OFr. from L. munimentum defence (in med. L. title deed ), from munire fortify …   English new terms dictionary

  • Muniments — The evidences or writings whereby a man is able to defend the title of his estate. Muniment house. A house or room of strength in cathedrals, &c. made for keeping deeds, charters, &c …   Medieval glossary

  • muniments —   n. pl. legal records, as deeds, etc …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • muniments of title — /myuwnamants sv taydal/ Documentary evidence of title. The instruments of writing and written evidences which the owner of lands, possessions, or inheritances has, by which he is enabled to defend the title of his estate. See deed. The records of …   Black's law dictionary

  • muniments of title — /myuwnamants sv taydal/ Documentary evidence of title. The instruments of writing and written evidences which the owner of lands, possessions, or inheritances has, by which he is enabled to defend the title of his estate. See deed. The records of …   Black's law dictionary

  • Westminster Muniments — The Westminster Muniments is a collection of manuscripts comprising archives of Westminster Abbey from the 10th century to the present day.External links* [http://www.westminster abbey.org/library/mun collect.htm Westminster Abbey web site] …   Wikipedia

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