6-Law-Property

adverse possession

Occupants can acquire property title by occupancy for years {adverse possession}.

assignment in law

Property claims, rights, or interests can transfer {assignment, law}.

attachment in law

Writs, summonses, or court orders can seize property or people {attachment, law}.

bailee

People can entrust property to people {bailee}.

bailment

People can temporarily transfer personal property {bailment} to trusts, for purposes. Trusts return property after accomplishing purposes.

birthright

Family members can have rights {birthright}| to family property.

chattel

personal property {chattel}|.

condemnation in law

Government can take over private property for public use {property condemnation} {condemnation, property}|, with adequate compensation.

conveyance

Right to real property can transfer {conveyance}|.

copyhold estate

tenancy at will {copyhold estate}.

descent in law

If no will exists, real property inherits in order among family members {property descent} {descent, property}.

devisee

People {devisee} can get real property in wills.

easement property

Real-estate owners have right to use neighboring land for defined purposes {easement, law}|.

ejectment

Landowners can get real estate back {ejectment} from people using land without permission.

eminent domain

States can take private property for public use {eminent domain}|, with adequate compensation.

fiduciary

People can hold property in trust for another {fiduciary}|.

garnishment

Creditors can attach debtor property, typically wages, so third party, typically employer, sends it directly to creditor {garnishment}|.

levy

Courts can seize and sell property to fulfill judgments {levy}|.

mortmain

Institutions can own real estate that they cannot sell {mortmain}.

option in law

Contract privileges {option}| can allow property purchases at prices within times.

pledge in law

Creditors can transfer title or possession as debt security {pledge, law}|.

public domain

not under copyright or patent {public domain}|.

replevin

Legal procedures {replevin} can repossess property that someone took or detained.

seisin

real-estate ownership, right to immediate possession, or interest {seisin}.

usufruct

People can have right to use another's property as long as property stays unaltered {usufruct}|.

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