Torrens title

British

noun

legal title to land based on record of registration rather than on title deeds

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Etymology

Origin of Torrens title

from Sir Robert Richard Torrens (1814–84), who introduced the system as premier of South Australia in 1857

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Torrens title

Brown was attracted to the strength of the Torrens title, which he knew was effectively incontrovertible.

From The New Yorker ● Jul. 15, 2019

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