APPURTENANCE

appurtenance (<<schwa>>-p<<schwa>>rt-[<<schwa>>-]n<<schwa>>nts), n. Something that belongs or is attached to something else <the garden is an appurtenance to the land>. “The word ‘appurtenances’ which in former times at least was generally employed in deeds and leases is derived from the word apparentir which is Norman French and means to belong to. Speaking broadly, the word…

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APPRUARE

appruare  (ap-roo-air-ee),  vb.[Law  Latin]  Hist.  To  obtain  a  benefit  from  land  by  making improvements. [Blacks Law 8th]

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APPROVER

approver (<<schwa>>-proo-v<<schwa>>r), n. Hist. 1.One who offers proof; esp., a criminal who  confesses  and  testifies  against  one  or  more  accomplices.  See  relative  confession  under CONFESSION. Cf. ANTITHETARIUS. 2. An agent or bailiff; esp., one who manages a farm or estate for another. [Blacks Law 8th]

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APPROVEMENT

approvement.  1.English  law.  The  right  of  an  owner  of  common  lands  to  enclose  them partially and receive income arising from them. • This right — originally granted by the Statute of Merton  (1235)  —  is  still  available,  but  a  landowner  seeking  to  approve  land  must  receive  the government’s  consent  to  do  so.  2.Hist.  The  act …

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APPROVE

approve,vb. 1. To give formal sanction to; to confirm authoritatively. 2.Parliamentary law. To adopt. See ADOPTION(5). — approval,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

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