| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail. This writ has been abolished.[Websters]. | |
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Date "FORMEDON" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Formedon \For"me*don\, noun. [OF., from Latin. So called because the plaintiff claimed ``by the form of the gift,: Latin per formam doni.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FORMEDON
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A writ for the recovery of lands by statute of Westminister.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Law | FORMEDON, old English law. The writ of formedon is nearly obsolete, it having been superseded by the writ of ejectment. Upon an alienation of the tenant in tail, by which the estate in tail is discontinued, and the remainder or reversion is by the failure, of the particular estate, displaced and turned into a mere right, the remedy is by action of formedon, (secundum formam doni,) because the writ comprehends the form of the gift. This writ is in the nature of a writ of right, and the action of formedon is the highest a tenant in tail can have. This writ is distinguished into three species; a formedon in the descender, in the remainder, and in the reverter. 8 Bl. Com. 191 Bac. Ab. h.t.; 4 Mass. 64. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: FORMEDON
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Writ of formedon | Law | WRIT OF FORMEDON, practice. This writ lies where a party claims the specific recovery of lands and tenements, as issue in tail; or as remainder-man or reversioner, upon the determination of an estate in tail. Co. Litt. 236 b; Booth, 139, 151, 154. (references) | |
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