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abstract of title


A condensed history or summary of all transactions affecting a particular tract of land.
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access


The right to enter and leave a tract of land from a public way. Oftentimes the right to enter and leave over the lands of another.
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accretion


The slow build up of lands by natural forces such as wind, wave or water.
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acknowledgment


The act by which a party executing a legal document goes before an authorized officer or notary public and declares the same to be his voluntary act and deed.
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acre


A tract of land 208.71 feet square and containing 43,560 square feet of land.
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administrator


A person appointed by a probate court to settle the affairs of an individual dying without a will. The term is administratrix if such a person is a woman.
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adverse possession


A claim made against the lands of another by virtue of open and notorious possession of said lands by the claimant.
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affidavit


A sworn statement in writing.
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agricultural land


Land used for horticultural, row, close grown, pasture, and hayland crops; growing nursery stocks, animal feedlots; farm yards; associated building sites; and public and private drainage systems and f [..]
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air rights


The right to ownership of everything above the physical surface of the land.
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