Dead Rent
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A rent payable on a mining lease in addition to a royalty. So called because it is payable, although the mine may not be worked. Wharton.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Rent beyond royalty in a mine lease.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English law. A rent payable on a mining lease in addition to a royalty, so called because it is payable although the mine may uot be worked.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In Englishlaw. <A rent payable on a mining lease in addition toa royalty, so called because it is payable although the mine may not be worked.