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Torrens title

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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