Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Legal term
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Ecclesiastical law
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| gptkbp:defines |
The perpetual, inalienable ownership of real estate by a corporation or legal institution, especially a religious one
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| gptkbp:effect |
Prevented land from being transferred to corporations in perpetuity
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| gptkbp:historicalName |
Statutes of Mortmain were enacted in England to prevent land from passing into the possession of the Church
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mortmain
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| gptkbp:origin |
Derived from Medieval Latin 'mortua manus' meaning 'dead hand'
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
gptkb:Statutes_of_Mortmain
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| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:company
Perpetuity |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Important in English property law history
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Statute_of_Mortmain
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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