Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
homestead — In a popular sense, the place of the home–the residence of the family; it represents the dwelling house in which the family resides, with the usual and customary appurtenances, including the outbuildings of every kind necessary or convenient for… … Ballentine's law dictionary
homestead entry — See entry under homestead law … Ballentine's law dictionary
entry on public land — See entry under homestead law … Ballentine's law dictionary
land entry — See entry under homestead law; original entry … Ballentine's law dictionary
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property — prop·er·ty n pl ties [Anglo French propreté proprieté, from Latin proprietat proprietas, from proprius own, particular] 1: something (as an interest, money, or land) that is owned or possessed see also asset, estate, interest … Law dictionary
estate — es·tate /i stāt/ n [Anglo French estat, literally, state, condition, from Old French, from Latin status, from stare to stand] 1: the interest of a particular degree, nature, quality, or extent that one has in land or other property compare fee;… … Law dictionary
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