Mortmain
n.-
Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate.
The term was originally applied to conveyance of land made to ecclesiastical bodies; afterward to conveyance made to any corporate body.
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The term was originally applied to conveyance of land made to ecclesiastical bodies; afterward to conveyance made to any corporate body.