words of purchase

words of purchase definition - legal

n

Language in a deed or will conveying to whom the grant is going. The words designate the nature of the estate granted, for example, “to B and his heirs” might be interpreted the grant goes to B, and then to his heirs as long as the family line exists.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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