Equitable Mortgage in United States
Equitable Mortgage Definition
A lien upon real estate of such a character that it is recognized in equity as a security for the payment of money, and is treated as a mortgage. A transaction to which equity attaches the character of a mortgage, without regard to the intention of the parties. For example, a deposit of title deeds as security (Story, Eq. Jur. § 1020; 5 Wheat. [U. S.] 277), or the giving of an absolute deed as security (96 U. S. 332; 113 Mass. 149; 46 N. Y. 605). A mortgage upon a purely equitable interest in lands.
Equitable Mortgage in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Equitable Mortgage | Equitable Mortgage in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
A lien upon real estate of such a character that it is recognized in equity as a security for the payment of money, and is treated as a mortgage. A transaction to which equity attaches the character of a mortgage, without regard to the intention of the parties. For example, a deposit of title deeds as security (Story, Eq. Jur. § 1020; 5 Wheat. [U. S.] 277), or the giving of an absolute deed as security (96 U. S. 332; 113 Mass. 149; 46 N. Y. 605). A mortgage upon a purely equitable interest in lands.
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This definition of Equitable Mortgage is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
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