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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
The purchase of the rights or claims to real estate or a person who is not in possession of the land or ls disseised. Void, and an offense, at common law.
Whitaker v. Co.ne, 2 Johns. Cas. (N. Y.) 59; Brinley v. Whiting, 5 Pick. (Mass.) 356.