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  2. Right to property - Wikipedia

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    The right to property, or the right to own property (cf. ownership), is often [how often?] classified as a human right for natural persons regarding their possessions.A general recognition of a right to private property is found [citation needed] more rarely and is typically heavily constrained insofar as property is owned by legal persons (i.e. corporations) and where it is used for ...

  3. Feoffment - Wikipedia

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    It was total relinquishment and transfer of all rights of ownership of an estate in land from one individual to another. [ citation needed ] In feudal England a feoffment could only be made of a fee (or "fief"), which is an estate in land , that is to say an ownership of rights over land, rather than ownership of the land itself, the only true ...

  4. Abandonment (legal) - Wikipedia

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    Intentional abandonment is also referred to as dereliction, and something voluntarily abandoned by its owner with the intention of not retaking it is a derelict. Someone that holds the property or to whom property rights have been relinquished is an abandonee. [3] An item that has been abandoned is termed an abandum. [4]

  5. Quitclaim - Wikipedia

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    Generally, a quitclaim is a formal renunciation of a legal claim against some other person, or of a right to land. [1] A person who quitclaims renounces or relinquishes a claim to some legal right, or transfers a legal interest in land. [2]

  6. Possession is nine-tenths of the law - Wikipedia

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    In the context of property law it can be restated as: "In a property dispute (whether real or personal), in the absence of clear and compelling testimony or documentation to the contrary, the person in actual, custodial possession of the property is presumed to be the rightful owner. The rightful owner shall have their possession returned to ...

  7. Property law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    That is, the owner of property must be able to exclude others from the thing in question, even though the right to exclude is subject to limitations. [8] By implication, the owner can use the thing, unless another restriction, such as zoning law, prevents it. [1] Other traditionalists argue that three main rights define property: the right to ...

  8. 1031 Exchange Rules: Deadlines, Benefits and How to Qualify - AOL

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    Donating the property: Giving the property to a qualified charitable organization can allow an investor to receive a charitable contribution deduction equal to the property’s fair market value ...

  9. Forfeiture and waiver - Wikipedia

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    Waiver is the voluntary relinquishment, surrender or abandonment of some known right or privilege. Forfeiture is the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform, etc. Per U.S. v. Olano, if a defendant has waived a