Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
Torrens title system — /tohranz taytal sistam/ A system for registration of land under which, upon the landowner s application, the court may, after appropriate proceedings, direct the issuance of a certificate of title. With exceptions, this certificate is conclusive… … Black's law dictionary
Torrens title — is a system of land title where a register of land holdings maintained by the state guarantees an indefeasible title to those included in the register. The system was formulated to combat the problems of uncertainty, complexity and cost… … Wikipedia
Torrens title — Torrens system Tor rens sys tem A system of registration of titles to land (as distinct from registration of deeds) introduced into South Australia by the Real Property (or Torrens) Act (act 15 of 1857 58), drafted by Sir Robert Torrens (1814 84) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Torrens title — noun Title to real estate provided by a government register (as opposed to the old common law system of deeds or chain of title) … Wiktionary
Torrens title — /ˈtɒrənz taɪtl/ (say toruhnz tuytl) noun a system whereby title to land is evidenced by one document issued by a government. {introduced by Sir Robert Richard Torrens1 (def. 2) in SA in 1858} …
Torrens, Sir Robert Richard — ▪ Australian statesman born 1814, Cork, County Cork, Ire. died Aug. 31, 1884, Falmouth, Cornwall, Eng. Australian statesman who introduced a simplified system of transferring land, known as the Torrens Title system, which has been widely… … Universalium
title — A mark, style, or designation; a distinctive appellation; the name by which anything is known. Thus, in the law of persons, a title is an appellation of dignity or distinction, a name denoting the social rank of the person bearing it; as duke or… … Black's law dictionary
Torrens — may refer to any of several people:* Michael Torrens, Neurosurgeon and President of the international Leksell Gamma Knife Society (http://www.michaeltorrens.info) * Cristina Torrens Valero, professional female tennis player from Spain * Jonathan… … Wikipedia
Torrens system — Tor rens sys tem A system of registration of titles to land (as distinct from registration of deeds) introduced into South Australia by the Real Property (or Torrens) Act (act 15 of 1857 58), drafted by Sir Robert Torrens (1814 84). Its essential … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Torrens Park, South Australia — Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb name = Torrens Park city = Adelaide state = sa caption = lga = City of Mitcham postcode = 5062 est = 1945 pop = 2,440 (2006 census)Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC42706|name=Torrens Park (State… … Wikipedia
