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Fall

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In Scotch law. To lose. To fall from a right is to lose or forfeit it. 1 Kames, Eq. 228.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To become the property of. See 11 Pa. St. 370.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In 8cotch Law. To loose. To fall from a right is to loose or forfeit it 1 Karnes, Eq. 228.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Scotch law. To lose. To fall from a right is to lose or forfeit it. 1 Kames, Eq. 228.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In Scots law. To lose, as to fall from a right, to lose or forfeit it

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In Scotch law. To lose. To fall from a right is to lose or forfeit it. i Kames, Eq. 228.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

A life estate is sometimes said to "fall into," that is, to merge with, the fee.