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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
In Scotch Law. The old term for a mortgage. A right by which lauds or other heritable subjects are impignorated by the proprietor to his creditor in security of his debt Like other heritable rights, it is protected by seisin.