RECORDATION
recordation (rek-<<schwa>>r-day-sh<<schwa>>n), n. The act or process of recording an
instrument, such as a deed or mortgage, in a public registry. • Recordation generally perfects a
person’s interest in the property against later purchasers (including later mortgagees), but the effect
of recordation depends on the type of recording act in effect. — Also termed recordal. [Cases:
Records 6. C.J.S. Records §§ 9–14, 17–18.] [Blacks Law 8th]