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BREVE TESTATUM Definition & Legal Meaning

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A written memorandum introduced to perpetuate the tenor of the conveyance and investiture of lands. 2 Bl. Comm. 307. In Scotch law. A similar memorandum made out at the time of the transfer, attested by the pares curia; and by the seal of the superior. Bell.

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