Words of purchase

Words of Purchase definition:
Words which specifically name the person to whom land is being conveyed.
The real property is conveyed specifically and by name in a legal act such as a conveyance.

Words of Purchase:
Words which specifically name the person to whom land is being conveyed.

If a testator leaves property "to X and his heirs", the words "and his heirs" are words of limitation because they indicate that X gets the land in fee simple and his heirs get no interest.
Words of purchase: Words in a conveyance or will which ...

See also: Wrong, Wrongful dismissal, Words of limitation, Wrongful death, Writ