Definition of Formedon. Meaning of Formedon. Synonyms of Formedon

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Definition of Formedon

Formedon
Formedon For"me*don, n. [OF., fr. Latin. So called because the plaintiff claimed ``by the form of the gift,: L. per formam doni.] (O. Eng. Law) A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail. This writ has been abolished.

Meaning of Formedon from wikipedia

- agricultural downturns, from the onerous annuities now chargeable on it. Formedon (or form down etc.) was a right of writ exercisable by a holder in fee...
- 2012. 'FORMEDON, old English law', entry in 'Law Dictionary', online, <http://www.law-dictionary.org/FORMEDON%2C+old+English+law.asp?q=FORMEDON%2C+old+English+law>...
- conditionalibus In Gifts in Tail the Donor's Will shall be observed. The Form of a Formedon. Still in force in England and Wales. 2 Replevin Act 1285 A Recordare to...
- son, the legality of whose tenure of Ash was challenged in a suit of Formedon by John Drake of Exmouth, fourth in descent from John Drake and his wife...
- counter-action by Smyth - represented by Guy Fairfax - against Hunt, for writ of formedon in the descender, was going on at the same time as the forcible entry action...
- This portion of Stroud Green was then held by his widow, who married Sir Formedon Penystone, Bt., c.1709, and it p****ed under Sir William's will to the Paul...
- Portledge; Vivian, p.209 Byrne, vol.5, letter 1359, pp.408-9, facsimile p.764 "Formedon", a writ of right for claiming entailed property (Byrne, vol.5, p.408,...
- Byrne, vol.2, p.212 Byrne, vol.5, letter 1359, pp. 408–9, facsimile p.764 "Formedon", a writ of right for claiming entailed property (Byrne, vol.5, p.408,...