Divest
Defined in 8 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
See "Devest."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
To deprive of a right or title.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Devest.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Equivalent to devest, (q. v.)
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
V. Devest.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Equivalent to devest, (q. 2.)
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Vest.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
An estate, vested in a man or his heirs, may become divested, or cease to be so vested, by conveyance, forfeiture, determination by the terms of the grant, or the order of the court.