Title
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Title
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Meaning of Title
A name by which anything is known. An appellation of honor or dignity. A right , particularly the right of ownership of property. In relation to property, while the primary meaning of the term title is that of a right of ownership, in a secondary sense it may include such rights as right of possession. With reference to land, title may be absolute , that is, unconditional, subject only to encumbrances and any trust that may be attached to the title; or qualified, that is, subject to reservations specified. May also be a possessory title , that is, an original title not derived from anyone else such as by conveyance , gift, descent but by the fact of the title holder having acquired the same by adverse possession. Title to land is said to be good and marketable when it is free from encumbrances, present or probable litigation , and is free from reasonable doubt in law and in fact and the legal and beneficial estate in the property will become vested in the purchaser. See also marketable title.
Title Alternative Definition
The means whereby the owner of lands hath the just possession of his property. Co. Litt. 345; 2 Bl. Comm. 195. See 1 Ohio, 349. This is the definition of title to lands only. (1) A bad title is one which conveys no property to the purchaser of an estate. (2) A doubtful title is one which the court does not consider to be so clear that it will enforce its acceptance by a purchaser, nor so defective as to declare it a bad title, but only subject to so much doubt that a purchaser ought not to be compelled to accept it. 1 Jac. & W. 568; 9 Cow. (N. Y.) 344. (3) A good title is that which entitles a man by right to a property or estate, and to the lawful possession of the same. (4) A marketable title is one which a court of equity considers to be so clear that it will enforce its acceptance by a purchaser. The doctrine of marketable titles is purely equitable and of modern origin. Atkins, Titles, 26. At law every title not bad is marketable. 5 Taunt. 625; 6 Taunt. 263; 1 Marsh. 258. See 2 Pa. Law J. 17. There are several stages or degrees requisite to form a complete title to lands and tenements. The lowest and most imperfect degree of title is the mere possession, or actual occupation bf the estate, wi&otit any apparent right to hold or continue such possession. This happenB when one man disseises another. The next step to a good and perfect title is the right of posseBslon, which may reside in one man while the actual possession is not in himself, but in another. This right of possession is of two sorts, an apparent right of possession, which may be defeated by proving a better, and an actual right of possession, which will stand the test against all opponents. The mere right of property, the jus proprietatis, without either possession or the right of possession. 2 Bl. Comm. 195. Title to real estate is acquired by descent, by purchase, and by adverse possession. Title to personal property may accrue in three different ways, by original acquisition, by transfer by act of law, by transfer by act of the parties. Title by original acquisition is acquired by occupancy (see "Occupancy"); by accession (see "Accession"); by intellectual labor (see "Literary Property"). The title to personal property is acquired and lost by transfer by act of law, in various ways, by forfeiture, succession, marriage, judgment, insolvency, intestacy (q.v.) Title is acquired and lost by transfer by the act of the party by gift, by contract, or sale. In Legislation. That part of an act of the legislature by which it is known and distinguished from other acts; the name of the act. In Literature. The particular division of a subject, as a law, a book, and the like; for example. Digest, book 1, title 2. The name of a newspaper, book, etc. Personal Relations. A distinctive appellation denoting the rank to which the individual belongs in society. The constitution of the United States forbids the grant by the United States or any state of any title of nobility. Titles are bestowed by courtesy on certain officers. The president of the United States sometimes receives the title of "Excellency;" judges and members of congress, that of "Honorable;" and members of the bar and justices of the peace are called "Esquires." Coeper, Just. Inst. 416; Brackenridge, Law Misc. Titles are assumed by foreign princes, and among their subjects they may exact these marks of honor; but in their intercourse with foreign nations they are not entitled to them as a matter of right. Wheaton, Int. Law, pt. 2, c. 3, I 6. In Pleading. The right of action which the plaintif is has. The declaration must show the plaintiff's title, and if such title be not shown in that instrument, the defect cannot be cured by any of the future pleadings. Bac Ahr. "Pleas, etc." (B 1). In Praotioe.. That part of a pleading or other papw in a cause that states the names of the partteis plaintlflP and deffendant thereto.
Synonyms of Title
(Designation), noun
appellation
caption
denomination
heading
inscription
label
name
rubric
sign
signification
superscription
tag
Associated Concepts: title of statute
(Division), noun
article
branch
chapter
clause
item
paragraph
part
portion
provision
section
statement
term
(Position), noun
employment
office
post
rank
situation
station
status
(Right), noun
authority
authorization
claim
deed
domain
droit
entitlement
equity
interest
legal title
ownership
permission
possession
power
prerogative
prescription
proprietorship
right
sanction
stake
tenure
vested interest
Associated Concepts: absolute title
abstract of title
acquisition of title
apparent title
chain of title
claim of title< /li>
clear title
cloud on title
color of title
defeasible title
disparagement of title
documents of title
equitable title
failure of title
good title
imperfect title
marketable title
merchantable title
nominal title
paramount title
perfection of title
prima facie title
quieting title
reservation of title
superior title
title by adverse possession
title by deeds
title by prescription
title insurance
title search
title to property
unmarketable title
warranty of title
worthier title foreign phrases: Praescriptio est titulus ex usu et tempore substantiam capiens ab auctoritate legis
Prescription is a title by authority of law
deriving its force from use and time
A piratis et latronibus capta dominum non mutant
Things captured by pirates and robbers do not change title
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Title in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
French tille: Latin titulus, superscription; bill, placard, notice. The means whereby the owner of land has the just possession of his property. 2 Bl. Com. 195. He who has possession, the right of possession, and the right of property has a perfect title. Shelton v. Alcox, 11 Conn. 249 (1836), Williams, C.J.; 2 Bl. Com. 195; 1 Kent, 177-78; 4 Kent, 373-74. A person may have a title to property although he is not the absolute owner. If he has the actual or constructive possession, or the right of possession, he has a title. Roberts v. Wentworth, 5 Cush. 193 (1849).
Note: This legal definition of Title in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Title in the One-L Dictionary
In reference to a code (such as the United States Code), the word title refers to the broad subject heading under which a law is classified. For example, the United States Code is organized into fifty titles, each title pertaining to a particular subject. 18 U.S.C. _ 925A (2000) (a provision added to the U.S. Code as part of the Brady Act) is the citation for section 925A of Title 18 (Crimes and Criminal Procedure). In reference to an act, (such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act), the word title refers to a large portion or subset of the act. For example, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is codified in Title 42 of the United States Code. But here, Title VII refers to a portion of the public law that appears below the Roman numeral seven in the Act's original Statutes at Large version.
Note: This Title definition in the One-L Dictionary for new law students is from Harvard Law School (HLS).
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Title
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c. 1300, "inscription, heading," from Old French title "title or chapter of a book; position; legal permit" (12c., Modern French titre, by dissimilation), and in part from Old English titul, both from Latin titulus "inscription, label, ticket, placard, heading; honorable appellation, title of honor," of unknown origin. Meaning "name of a book, play, etc." first recorded mid-14c. The sense of "name showing a person's rank" in English is first attested 1580s. Sports championship sense attested from 1913 (originally in lawn tennis), hence titlist (1913).
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Title Insurance; Title Search.
Title in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of title.
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Police
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Title Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Title in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: The written evidence, such as a deed, that proves legal right of possession or control.
Meaning of Title in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Title published by the National Association for Court Management: Legal ownership of property, usually real property or automobiles.
Concept of Title in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Title: The evidence one has of right to possession of land.
Concept of Title in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Title: The evidence one has of right to possession of land.
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