homestead land

  • 41Land patent — A land patent is evidence of right, title, and/or interest to a of land, usually granted by a central, federal, or state government) to an individual or private company. In the original 13 American Colonies, a proprietor would grant land patents …

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  • 42homestead — home•stead [[t]ˈhoʊm stɛd, stɪd[/t]] n. v. stead•ed, stead•ing. n. 1) gov law 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) gov any dwelling with its land… …

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  • 43homestead — /ˈhoʊmstɛd / (say hohmsted) noun 1. a parcel of land, originally one considered to be big enough to support a family. 2. the main residence on a sheep or cattle station or large farm. 3. US a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the… …

  • 44Homestead principle (ethics) — The homestead principle (or original appropriation) is part of libertarian and anarcho capitalist ethics.The homestead principle is a theory of how a fresh, or new, resource becomes legitimate property. The principle states that any resource that …

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  • 45Homestead — /hohm sted, stid/, n. a town in S Florida. 20,668. * * * (as used in expressions) Homestead Movement Homestead National Monument Homestead Strike * * * ▪ Florida, United States       city, Miami Dade county, southern Florida, U.S., in the fertile …

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  • 46Homestead Act — Le Homestead Act est une loi des États Unis d’Amérique, signée par le président Abraham Lincoln le 20 mai 1862. Elle permet à chaque famille pouvant justifier qu elle occupe un terrain depuis 5 ans d en revendiquer la propriété privée, et ce dans …

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  • 47Land and Valuation Court of New South Wales — The Land and Valuation Court of New South Wales was a court which had jurisdiction to deal with disputes concerning crown land in New South Wales. It replaced the Land Court of New South Wales on 10 December 1921 and itself replaced by the Land… …

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  • 48homestead — The dwelling house and the adjoining land where the head of the family dwells; the home farm. The fixed residence of the family, with the land, usual and customary appurtenances, and buildings surrounding the main house. Technically, and under… …

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  • 49homestead — The dwelling house and the adjoining land where the head of the family dwells; the home farm. The fixed residence of the family, with the land, usual and customary appurtenances, and buildings surrounding the main house. Technically, and under… …

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  • 50homestead —    a historic unit of area in the United States, equal to 160 acres (64.75 hectares). Under the Homestead Act passed by Congress in 1862, settlers in the western states were allowed to take title to a homestead of 160 acres of land by registering …

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