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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

mortmain

/mawrt-meyn/US // ˈmɔrtˌmeɪn //UK // (ˈmɔːtˌmeɪn) //

凡尔曼,凡尔赛,凡尔赛宫,凡尔纳

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Law.

    • : the condition of lands or tenements held without right of alienation, as by an ecclesiastical corporation; inalienable ownership.
    • : the perpetual holding of land, especially by a corporation or charitable trust.

Examples

  • It was especially exempted from the Mortmain Acts, and was allowed to acquire property to the yearly value of £10.

  • Also before they could hold land in mortmain it would be necessary to obtain a charter.

  • Charters were also necessary before lands could be acquired in mortmain.

  • It was in his time that the famous Statute of Mortmain was passed.

  • Like most of Edward's laws the statute of Mortmain was based on earlier precedents.

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