Alienation Office
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. An office to which all writs of covenants and entries were carried for the recovery of fines levied thereon.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
An office in England to which all writs of covenants and entries were carried for the recovery of fines levied thereon.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English practice. An office for the recovery of fines levied upon writs of covenant and entries. Alienation pending a suit is void. 2 P. Wms. 482; 2 Atk. 174; 3 Atk. 392; 11 Ves. 194; Murray v. Baliow, 1 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 566, 580.
Defined under Alienation in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In English practice. An office for the recovery of fines levied upon writs of covenant and entries. Alienation pending a suit is void. 2 P. Wms. 482; 2 Atk. 174; 3 Atk. 392; 11 Ves. 194; 1 Johns. Ch. 566, 580.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
in the English law, is an office to which all writs of covenants and entries are carried for the recovery of fines levied thereon.