Marketable title

Definition
: title that is subject to no reasonable doubt as to its validity or freedom from encumbrance and that can be reasonably sold, purchased, or mortgaged <seller warrants that seller has marketable title to the property>
specif
: title of such quality that a purchaser under contract should be compelled to accept it
Clear title and good title are commonly used to indicate marketable title.



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inevitable discovery

a doctrine in criminal law: evidence obtained by methods that are unconstitutional may be admissible if it would have been inevitably discovered without the unlawful methods


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