Encumber

To burden property by way of a charge that must be removed before ownership is free and clear.

Property subject to an encumbrance may have a lien or mortgage imposed upon it.

Mentioned in

Circumstances
Conveyancer
covenant
Honor
life rent
Litchfield Law School
Measure
Opinion of the Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District
Show-Up
Special Warranty Deed
Unity of possession

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