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tacking

noun/ˈtækɪŋ/

C2CEFR level
88/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A mortgagee's joining of a later advance to an earlier secured one so as to gain priority over an intervening charge.

Lacking notice of the second mortgage, the bank was entitled to tacking of its further advance.

Topic: Conveyancing & land in Legal English

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