Investitive Fact
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One by means of which a right comes into existence. Holland, Jur. 132. They are divided by Bentham into co Uative, conferring rights, and impositive, imposing duties.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A fact giving rise to a right.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The fact by means of which a right comes into existence; e. ff., a grant of a monopoly, the death of one's ancestor. Holl. Jut. 132.