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Lie in livery

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Of property which passes only with livery of seisin, e. g., a freehold.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A term applied to corporeal hereditaments, freeholds, etc., signifying that they pass by livery, not by the mere force of the grant.

Defined under Lie in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A term applied to corporeal hereditaments, freeholds, etc., signifying that they pass by livery, not by the mere force of the grant.