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Executed Use

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

A use with which the possession and legal title have been united by statute. 1 Steph. Comm. 339; 2 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 335, note; 7 Term R. 342; 12 Ves. 89; 4 Mod. 380; Comb. 312.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One created at the time of conveyance.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A use with which the possession and legal title have been united by the statute of uses. 1 Steph. Com. 339; 2 Sharsw. Bla. Com. 335, note; 7 Term 342; 12 Ves. Ch. 89; 4 Mod. 380.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The first use in a conveyance upon which the statute of uses operates by bringing the possession to it, the combination of which, i. e., the use and the possession, form the legal estate, and thus the statute is said to execute the use. Wharton.

Defined under Use in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The first use ina conyeyanee upon which the statute of uses operates by bringing the possession to it, the combination of which, @. e., the use and the possession, form the legal estate, and thus the statute is said to executethe use. Wharton,

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

A use to which the legal possession or estate is transferred or annexed by statute; a use transferred into possession.* 2 Crabb's Beal Prop. 478, § 1654. 1 St^h. Com. 339.