emblements

[ em-bluh-muhnts ]

plural nounLaw.

the products or profits of land that has been sown or planted.

Origin of emblements

1485–95; plural of emblement<Anglo-French, Middle French emblaement, equivalent to emblae(r) (<Medieval Latin imblādāre to sow with grain, equivalent to im-im-¹ + blād(um) grain (>French blé) <Germanic (compare Middle Dutch blaad,Old English blǣd) + -āre infinitive suffix) + -ment-ment

Words Nearby emblements

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How to use emblements in a sentence

emblements belong therefore to the class of fructus industriales, or “industrial growing crops” (Sale of Goods Act 1893, 62).
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emblements are included within the definition of goods in s. 62 of the Sale of Goods Act 1893.
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In the United States the English common law of emblements has been generally preserved.
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Such crops as corn, potatoes, wheat, and melons are emblements.
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British Dictionary definitions for emblements

emblements

/ (ˈɛmbləmənts) /

pl nlaw

annual crops and vegetable products cultivated by man's labour
the profits from such crops

Origin of emblements

C15: from Old French emblaement, from emblaer to sow with grain, from Medieval Latin imblādāre, from blāda grain, of Germanic origin; compare Old English blǣd grain

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