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LEADING A USE Definition & Legal Meaning

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Where a deed was executed before the levy of a fine of land, for the purpose of specifying to whose use the fine should inure, it was said to “lead” the use. If executed after the fine, it was said to “declare” the use. 2 Bl. Comm. 3G3.

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