Holding over
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HOLDING OVER. The act of keeping possession by the tenant, without the
consent of the landlord of premises which the latter, or those under whom he
claims, had leased to the former, after the term has expired.
2. When a proper notice has been given, this injury is remedied by,
ejectment, or, under local regulations, by summary proceedings. Vide 2
Yeates' R. 523; 2 Serg. & Rawle, 486; 5 Binn. 228; 8 Serg. & Rawle, 459; 1
Binn. 334, a.; 5 Serg. & Rawle 174; 2 Serg. & Rawle, *50; 44 Rawle, 123.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.