Hasp And Staple
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In old Scotch law. The form of entering an heir in a subject situated within a royal borough. It consisted of the heir's taking hold of the hasp and staple of the door (which was the symbol of possession), with other formalities. Bell, Diet.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A mode of entry in Scotland by which a bailee declared a person heir on evidence brought before himself, at the same time delivering the property over to him by the Map and staple of the door, which was the symbol of possession. Bell; Ersk. Pr. 433.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In old Scots law. The form of entering an heir in a subject situated within a royal borough, which was by the heh-'s taking hold of the hasp and staple of the door, the symbol of possession, with other formalities.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old Scotch law. The form of entering an heirin a sub. ject situated within a royal borough. It consisted of the heir’s taking hold of the hasp and staple of the door, (which was the symbol of possession,) with other formalities. Bell; Burrill.