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In old English law. A word of disgrace and obloquy, pronounced on either champion, in the ancient trial by battle, proving recreant, t. e., yielding. Glanville (alls it "infestum et inverecundum verbum" His condemnation was amittere liberam legem, i.e.t to become infamous, and not to be accounted liber et legalis homo, being suprised by the event to have been proved forsworn, … [Read more...] about CRAVEN

See COSINAGE. … [Read more...] about COUSINAGE

covenant which goes with the land as being annexed to the estate and which cannot be separated from the land and transferred without it. A covenant is said to run with the land when not only the original parties or their representatives but each successive owner of the land will be entitled to its benefit or be liable (as the case may be) to its obligation. Or in other words it … [Read more...] about COVENANT RUNNING WITH LAND

Custom; duty; toll; tribute, it Bl. Comm. 314. … [Read more...] about COUSTOM

A covenant or required term that is passed down to each successive owner of a parcel of real estate and must be accepted in order to complete a conveyance. The covenant or obligation travels with the title and deed of the property. … [Read more...] about COVENANT RUNNING WITH THE LAND