Divestitive Fact
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
One which puts an end to a right or status. Thus, the right of a creditor is at an end when his debt is paid. Bentham divides divestitive facts into destitutive, abolishing rights, and exonerative, extinguishing duties. See "Dispositive Facts."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A _ faet by means of which a right is divested, terminated, or extinguished; as the right of a tenant terminates with the expiration of his lease, and the right of a creditor is at an end when his debt has been paid. Holl. Jur. 182. Divide et impera, cum radix et vertex imperii in obedicntium consensu rata sunt. 4Inst.35. Divideand govern, since the foundation and crown of empire are established in the consent of the obedient.