after-acquired title

noun

Legal ownership of a piece of real property obtained by a party after that party has already purported to sell a falsely claimed present interest in the property to another.

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Meanings

nounafter-acquired title (plural after-acquired titles)

plural after-acquired titles

  1. lawLegal ownership of a piece of real property obtained by a party after that party has already purported to sell a falsely claimed present interest in the property to another.
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after-acquired title. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after-acquired%20title

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“after-acquired title.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after-acquired%20title. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “after-acquired title,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after-acquired%20title.

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