Common Assurances
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Deeds which make safe or assure to a man the title to his estate, whether they are deeds of conveyance, or to charge or discharge.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Deeds which make safe or assure to a man the title to his estate, whether they are deeds of conveyance or to charge or discharge.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The several modes or instruments of conveyance established or authorized by the law of England. Calied "common" because thereby every man's estate is assured to him. 2 Bl. Comm. 294. The legal evidences of the translation of property, whereby every person's estate is assured to him, and all controversies, doubts, and difficulties are either prevented or removed. Wharton.
Defined under Common in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The seyeral modes or instruments of conveyance ess tablished or authorized by the law of England. Called “common” because thereby every man’s estate is assured to him, 2 Bh. Comm. 294, The legal evidences of the translation of property, whereby every person’s estate is assured to him, and all controversies, doubta, and difficulties are either prevented or removed. Wharton.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
The several modes or instruments of conveyance established or authorized by the law of England. Called commont because thereby every man's estate is assured to him. 2 Bl. Com. 294. See Assurance. Sheppard's celebrated treatise on the law of conveyances is called the "Touchstone of common assurances.*'