What is CLAUSUM? Definition of CLAUSUM in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
Lat. Close, closed up, sealed. Inclosed, as a parcel of land.
In old English law. Close. Closed.
A writ was either clausum (close) or apertum (open). Grants were said to be by literce patentce (open grant) or literce clausce (close grant) ; 2 Bla.Comm. 346. Occurring in the phrase quare clausum fregit ( Rucker v. McNeely, 4 Blackf. [Ind.] 181), it denotes in this sense only realty in which the plaintiff has some exclusive interest, whether for a limited or unlimited time or for special or for general purposes ; 1 Chit.P1. 174; Austin v. Sawyer, 9 Cow. (N.Y.) 39; 6 East, 606.
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