tenure
101Curtesy tenure — Not to be confused with Curtsey. This article is about the legal doctrine of curtesy. For the concept of courtesy, please see the article on etiquette. Note that the content of this article, taken from a 1911 encyclopedia, is probably now out of… …
102security of tenure — seˌcurity of ˈtenure noun [uncountable] LAW JOBS PROPERTY the legal right to keep a job or keep renting the property you are living in: • If you are renting from a private landlord, your security of tenure will depend on the type of contract. * * …
103Land ownership and tenure — There are a great variety of modes of land ownership and tenure: * Traditional land tenure. For example, most of the indigenous nations or tribes of North America had no formal notion of land ownership. When Europeans first came to North America …
104Housing tenure — refers to the financial arrangements under which someone has the right to live in a house or apartment. The most frequent forms are tenancy, in which rent is paid to a landlord, and owner occupancy. Mixed forms of tenure are also possible.The… …
105Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 — The Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 was an act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed by the Parliament on 3 May 2000 and received Royal Assent on 9 June 2000.The Act brought the feudal system of land tenure to an end on… …
106Management Tenure — The length of time that a manager(s) has been at the helm of a mutual fund. A long term fund performance record, preferably of five to 10 years, is a key indicator of a fund manager s investing abilities. Mutual fund investors are best served by… …
107Seigniorial Tenure — The history of this feudal system of land tenure, transplanted from Old to New France, dates back to the commission of the Sieur de la Roche, 1598, in which he is empowered to make grants in the form of fiefs, seigniories, etc., to persons of… …
108frankalmoign tenure — A form of land tenure whereby a religious corporation held lands of the donor to them and their successors forever. Tenure in free alms,–a Saxon tenure which survived the Norman revolution, and under which tenure an ecclesiastical corporation… …
109Life tenure — A life tenure or lifetime tenure is a term of office that lasts for the office holder s lifetime, unless the office holder is removed from office under extraordinary circumstances. Federal court judges in the United States gain life tenureship… …
110The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates — In The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates , John Milton defends the right of people to execute a guilty sovereign. In the text John Milton conjectures about the formation of commonwealths. He comes up with a kind of constitutionalism but not an… …
