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words of limitation

noun/ˌwɜːdz əv ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən/

C2CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Words in a grant that define the extent of the estate given rather than naming a new grantee.

The phrase and his heirs operated as words of limitation, passing a fee simple to the grantee.

Topic: Property in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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