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Simple English definitions for legal terms
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In mortua manu: This is a legal term that means property is controlled according to the directions of someone who has died. It is often used to describe land held by a religious group, which can hold onto it forever without having to do anything in return. This is because they don't have to provide any feudal service. Another term for this is "in manu mortua."