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Disafforest

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

To restore to their former condition lands which have been turned into forest. To remove from the operation of the forest laws. 2 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 416.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Same as Deafforest.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

To restore to their former condition lands wbich have been turned into forests. To remove from the operation of the forest laws. 2 Bla. Com. 416.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To restore to their former condition lands which have been turned into forests. To remove from the operation of the forest laws. 2 Bl. Comm. 416.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In English law. To release from the forest laws; to restore land converted into a forest to its former condition, v. Deafforest.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

v. Deafforest.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

In English law. To discharge from being a forest; to release from the forest laws; to restore land which had been converted into a forest, to its former condition. Crabb's Hist. 163, c. 12. 2 Bl. Com. 416. See Deafforest.