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ALIENATE

ALIENATE, aliene, alien. This is a generic term applicable to the various methods of transferring property from one person to another. Lord Coke, says, (1 Inst. 118 b,) alien cometh of the verb alienate, that is, alienum facerevel ex nostro dominio in alienum trawferre sive rem aliquam in dominiumalterius transferre. These methods vary, according to the nature of theproperty to be conveyed and the particular objects the conveyance isdesigned to accomplish. It has been held, that under a prohibition toalienate, long leases are comprehended. 2 Dow's Rep. 210.

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