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Tangible Property

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

That which may be felt or touched: it must necessarily be corporeal, but it may be real or personal. See Tax; Situs; Movables. TANISTRY (o thanis). In Irish Law. A species of tenure founded on immemorial usage, by which lands, etc., descended, seniori et dignissimo viro sanguinis et cognominis, i. e. to the oldest and worthiest man of the blood and name. Jacob, Law Diet.