Strict Settlement

A settlement of lands to the parent for life, and after his death to his first and other sons in tail, with an interposition of trustees to preserve the contingent remainders. STRICTISSIMI JURIS (Lat. the most strict right or law). In general, when a person receives an advantage, as the grant of a license, he is bound to conform strictly to the exercise, of the rights given him by it, and in case of a dispute it will be strictly construed. See 3 Story (U. S.) 159. STRICTO JURE (Lat.) In strict law. 1 Kent, Comm. 65. STRICTUM JUS (Lat.) The rigor of law, strict law, in contradistinction to equity.

In England, a settlement to the use of the settlor for life, and after his death to the use that his widow may receive a rent charge (or jointure), subject to these life interests, to trustees for a long term of years in trust to raise by mortgage on the term a sum of money for the portions for his younger children, and subject thereto to the use of his first and other sons successively and the heirs male of their bodies, with the ultimate remainder in default of issue to the settlor in fee simple. STR I CTISSI M I JURIS (Lat. the most strict right or law). In general, when a person receives an advantage, as the grant of a license, he is bound to conform strictly to the exercise of the rights given him by it, and in case of a dispute it will be strictly construed. See Washburn v. Gould, 3 Stor. C. C. 159, Fed. Cas. No. 17,214. STRICTUM JUS (Lat). Mere law, in contradistinction to equity.

This phrase was formerly used to denote a settlement whereby land was limited to a parent for life, and after his death to his first and other sons or children in tail, with trustees interposed to preserve contingent remainders. 1 Steph. Comm. 332, 333.

Defined under Settlement in Black's Law Dictionary.

This phrase was formerly used to denote a settlement whereby land was limited to a parent for life, and after his death to his first and other sons or children in tail, with trustees interposed to preserve contingent remaintied up to the descendants of any person to the utmost extent permitted by law, and with the usual limitations for the settlement of real estate, is called a strict settlement. Mozley ^ W. A strict settlement limits an estate to the use of the husband for life, remainder to trustees to support contingent remainders, remainder to the wife for Ufe, remainder to other trustees for raising portions for younger children, remainder to the first and other sons in tail male, remainder to the daughters, as tenants in common, with cross-remainders between them, remainder to the husband in fee. The usual course with conveyancers, where property of the wife is settled, is to confer on the wife a power of appointment, in the event of there being no issue, so as to give her the option of defeating the limitations over of her estate. The object of a strict settlement is to put it out of the power of parents to deal with the corpus of an estate to the prejudice of their issue. Wharton.