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infeft
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A quick definition of infeft:
Term: INFEFT
Definition: In Scots law, infeft means enfeoffed, which is the act of putting a person in legal possession of a freehold interest or transferring a fief to them. It is also known as feoff, infeudate, or feoffare in Law Latin.
A more thorough explanation:
INFEFT
In Scots law, infeft means enfeoffed. Enfeoffed means to put a person in legal possession of a freehold interest or to transfer a fief to someone.
- He was infeft with the property after the legal transfer was completed.
- The lord infeudated his vassal with the land.
These examples illustrate how infeft is used in Scots law to describe the legal transfer of property or land ownership from one person to another.