Legal Term: DE DONIS, STATUTE

Definition: The name of an English statute passed the 13 Edwd. I. c. 1, the real design of which was to introduce perpetuities, and to strengthen the power of the barons. 6 Co. 40 a, Co. Litt. 21, Bac. Ab. Estates in tail, in prin.

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