Statutory Release
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A conveyance which superseded the old compound assurance by lease and release. It was created by St. 4 & 5 Vict. c. 21, which abolished the lease for a year. STATUTUM (Lat. statuere, to establish). In the Civil Law. Established; determined. A term applied to judicial action. Dig. 50. 16. 46. pr. In Old English Law. A statute; an act of parliament. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 47, § 10. STATUTUM AFFIRMATIVUM NON DErogat communi legi. An affirmative statute does not take from the common law. Jenk. Cent. Cas. 24.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A conveyance which superseded thd old compound assurance by lease and release. It was created by St. 4 & 5 Viet. c. 21, which abolished the lease for a year.
Defined under Statutory in Black's Law Dictionary.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
A conveyance superseding the old Lease and release, created by 4 & 5 Vict. c. 21. Statutum generaliter est intelligendum quando verba statuti sunt specialia, ratio autem generalis, I. A statute is to be generally interpreted, although the words be special, if the purpose be general.