Lapse Patent
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A patent issued to petitioner for land; a patent for which land to another party has lapsed through neglect of patentee. The lapse patent relates to date of original patent, and makes void all mesne conveyances. 1 Wash. (Va.) 39, 40.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A patent issued to a petitioner for land. A patent for which land to another party has lapsed through neglect of patentee. The lapse patent relates to date of original patent, and makes void all mesne conveyances. Wilcox v. Calloway, 1 Wash. (Va.) 39. See Land Patent.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A patent for land issued in substitution foran earlier patent to the same land, which was issued to another party, but has lapsed in consequence of his neglect to avail himself of it. 1 Wash. (Va.) 39.