Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

liege poustie

Read a random definition: guard

A quick definition of liege poustie:

Liege poustie is a term used in Scots law that means having the legal power to dispose of property when a person is in good health. It comes from the Latin phrase "legitima potestas" which means lawful power. This power allows a person to make a conveyance, which is a legal transfer of property, that cannot be challenged by the heir on the grounds of deathbed. To prove liege poustie, a person must survive for sixty days and be able to attend church or market without support.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Liege poustie (leej pow-stee) is a term used in Scots law to refer to the lawful power of a person in good health to dispose of their heritable property. The phrase is derived from the Law French term "liege power" which comes from the Latin phrase "legitima potestas" meaning "lawful power".

For example, a "liege poustie conveyance" is a conveyance of property that is not challengeable on the grounds of deathbed. This means that the person who made the conveyance was in good health and had the legal power to dispose of their property at the time of making the conveyance.

The tests of liege poustie are survivance during sixty days and going to kirk or market unsupported. This means that if a person survives for sixty days after making a conveyance and attends church or market without support, it is presumed that they were in good health and had the legal power to make the conveyance.

Overall, liege poustie is an important concept in Scots law as it ensures that property is transferred legally and without challenge.

liege man | lien state

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
19:42
it was hard to not improve it. google search was terrible due to the ads and seo cheaters with buzz words and alt text
Dkk
19:42
SEO is big money
2016 pushed the conservative party into populism irreversibly
Dkk
19:43
Maybe, but if this is populism, then every election is populist.
19:43
@Dkk: yeah register 1 website and every swinging tom dick and harry calls/emails/texts to 'help with seo'. like bruh, if YOU found it, what i am doing is working
Dkk
19:43
Indeed!
19:48
wasp, i think people are hopeful for a gov who at least attempts to care about the common man
MIAMI A
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
TY
got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.