homestead land
31homestead — (n.) O.E. hamstede home, town, village, from HOME (Cf. home) + STEAD (Cf. stead) (q.v.). In U.S. usage, a lot of land adequate for the maintenance of a family (1690s), defined by the Homestead Act of 1862 as 160 acres. Hence, the verb, first… …
32homestead law — ☆ homestead law n. 1. a law exempting a homestead from seizure or forced sale to meet general debts 2. any law granting to settlers tracts of public land to be developed as farms 3. in certain states, any of various laws granting specific… …
33homestead — The dwelling and adjoining land where the debtor resides (SA Bankruptcy.com) The way the various exemption acts refer to your principal residence whether it be a house, apartment, condo or other real property. (BankruptcyAction.com) The way the… …
34Homestead Act — thumb|Certificate of homestead given under the Homestead Act in Nebraska, 1868.The Homestead Act was a United States Federal law that gave an applicant freehold title to 160 acres (one quarter section or about 65 hectares) 640 acres (one section… …
35Homestead Movement — Mid 19th century drive for free land in the U.S. Midwest, Great Plains, and West. It began in the 1830s as labourers and reformers joined farmers in calling for public land to be given free to settlers. In 1848 the Free Soil Party advocated the… …
36Homestead principle — Part of a series on Libertarianism …
37homestead — /hohm sted, stid/, n. 1. a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt. 2. any dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home. 3. a tract… …
38Homestead Act — Der Homestead Act (dt. auch: Heimstättengesetz) ist ein 1863 in den USA in Kraft getretenes Gesetz zum Landerwerb. Es erlaubte jeder Person über 21 Jahren, sich auf einem bis dahin unbesiedelten Stück Land niederzulassen, sich ein… …
39Homestead Strike — The Homestead Strike was a labor lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892. It is one of the most serious labor disputes in U.S. history. The dispute… …
40homestead — 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… …
