Conveyancers: Webster's Facts and Phrases

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Conveyancers: Webster's Facts and Phrases

  • Language ENG
  • Pages (approximate) 18
  • Item Code 000064256G
  • Published 2009-05-05
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Introduction

Ever need a fact or quotation on "conveyancers"? Designed for speechwriters, journalists, writers, researchers, students, professors, teachers, historians, academics, scrapbookers, trivia buffs and word lovers, this is the largest book ever created for this word. It represents a compilation of "single sentences" and/or "short paragraphs" from a variety of sources with a linguistic emphasis on anything relating to the term "conveyancers," including non-conventional usage and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities. This is not an encyclopedic book, but rather a collage of statements made using the word "conveyancers," or related words (e.g. inflections, synonyms or antonyms). This title is one of a series of books that considers all major vocabulary words. The entries in each book cover all parts of speech (noun, verb, adverb or adjective usage) as well as use in modern slang, pop culture, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This data dump results in many unexpected examples for "conveyancers," since the editorial decision to include or exclude terms is purely a computer-generated linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under fair use conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain.

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Nonfiction Usage

Bibliographic Usage

Abbott, Benjamin Vaughan. Born in 1830 and died in 1890, authored "Clerks' and conveyancers' assistant. A collection of forms of conveyancing, contracts, and legal proceedings. For the use of the legal profession, business men, and public officers in the United States. With copious instructions, explanations, and authorities. By Benjamin Vaughan Abbott and Austin Abbott." Publisher: Baker, Voorhis (New York). Published in 1874.

Adams, Charles Hall. Author of "Commissioners' and conveyancers' manual, containing forms of conveyances used in the several states and territories, together with a synopsis of the laws of the several states and territories concerning the drawing, execution, acknowledgment and recording thereof and forms and instructions for U.S. commissioners." Comp. and pub. by Chas. Hall Adams. Publisher: Steam printing presses of G.W. Ball (Saratoga Springs, NY). Published in 1882.

Aikens, Asa. Born in 1788 and died in 1863, authored "Practical forms, with notes and references explanatory of the law governing the cases to which they are applicable; being a convenient manual for attornies, conveyancers, men of business, judges and registers of probate, executors and administrators, sheriffs, town officers, and justices of the peace." Published in 1836.

Aldridge, Trevor Martin. Author of "Implied covenants for title: conveyancers' handy guide." Publisher: FT Law & Tax (London). Published in 1995.

Allester, David. Author of "A chapter for conveyancers; or, Notes explanatory of the technical words and expressions constituting destinations of land, and other heritable estate, in Scotland." Published in 1847.

Anger, William Henry. Author of "Digest of the mercantile laws of Canada and Newfoundland: the technical points and main features of both the common and statute laws, together with the various legal and business documents in general use: forming a work of ready-reference for magistrates, conveyancers, professional and business men, landowners, contracters, etc." Compiled and published by W.H. Anger. Publisher: W.H. Anger (Toronto). Published in 1905.

Archives Authority of New South Wales. Publisher of "Supreme Court: rolls of barristers & solicitors, 1824-1876: roll of conveyancers, 1848-1868." Publisher: Archives Authority of New South Wales (Sydney). Published in 1987.

Beale, Joseph Henry. Born in 1861 and died in 1943, authored "The origin of the system of recording deeds in America: a paper read before the Massachusetts Conveyancers' Association." By Joseph H. Beale, Jr. Published in 1907.

Bird, James Barry. Author of "The new pocket conveyancer; or, Attorney's complete pocket-book: comprising a choice selection, and a variety of the most valuable and approved precedents in conveyancing. In which the modern forms introduced by conveyancers of the highest eminence are particularly attended to, and the efficacy of them explained. To which are also added, preliminary observations relative to the nature and use of each particular species of deed; an introductory discourse on the subject of deeds in general; and conclusive remarks on the enurement and construction of deeds." Publisher: W. Clarke and Sons (London). Published in 1816.

Bradbury, Harry Bower. Born in 1863 and died in 1923, authored "Bradbury's lawyers' manual and clerks' and conveyancers' assistant; containing a large proportion of the forms of civil practice most frequently needed, with many valuable notes, together with forms of conveyances, contracts, wills, acknowledgments, affidavits, corporate forms, and many other documents which the busy lawyer constantly uses, by Harry B. Bradbury." Published in 1917.

Table of Contents

  • Preface iv
  • Nonfiction Usage 1
  • Bibliographic Usage 1
  • Lexicographic Usage 8
  • Index 13
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