RECORDING ACT

recording act.A law that establishes the requirements for recording a deed or other property interest and the standards for determining priorities between persons claiming interests in the same property (usu. real property). • Recording acts — the three main types of which are the notice statute, the race statute, and the race-notice statute — are…

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RECORDER

recorder. 1.Hist. A magistrate with criminal jurisdiction in some British cities or boroughs. 2. A municipal judge with the criminal jurisdiction of a magistrate or a police judge and sometimes also with limited civil jurisdiction. 3. A municipal or county officer who keeps public records such as deeds, liens, and judgments. court recorder.A court official…

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RECORDATUR

recordatur (ri-kor-d<<schwa>>-tuur).Hist. An order to record the verdict returned in a nisi prius case. [Blacks Law 8th]

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