Charter of novodamus
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A charter of novodamus, in Scottish feudal land law
, is a fresh grant of lands to the grantee. It is usually granted to make some change in the incidents of tenure
of land already granted, or to resolve doubts about the grant or its terms.
Scots property law
Scots property law governs the rules of property in Scotland. A fundamental distinction in Scots law is between heritable and moveable property. Heritable property includes land and buildings, whereas moveable property includes title to property which actually physically moves, which would normally...
, is a fresh grant of lands to the grantee. It is usually granted to make some change in the incidents of tenure
Tenure
Tenure commonly refers to life tenure in a job and specifically to a senior academic's contractual right not to have his or her position terminated without just cause.-19th century:...
of land already granted, or to resolve doubts about the grant or its terms.