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PRONUNCIATION OF ATTORNMENT

attornment  [əˈtɜːʳnˌmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATTORNMENT

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Attornment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ATTORNMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Attornment

Attornment, in English real property law, is the acknowledgment of a new lord by the tenant on the alienation of land. Under the feudal system, the relations of landlord and tenant were to a certain extent reciprocal. So it was considered unreasonable to the tenant to subject him to a new lord without his own approval, and it thus came about that alienation could not take place without the consent of the tenant. Attornment was also extended to all cases of lessees for life or for years. The necessity for attornment was abolished by an act of 1705. An attornment-clause, in mortgages, is a clause whereby the mortgagor attorns tenant to the mortgagee, thus giving the mortgagee the right to distrain, as an additional security. As used in modern legal transactions, the term attornment refers to an acknowledgment of the existence of the relationship of landlord and tenant. A tenant often has the duty under the tenant's lease, particularly in commercial leases, to provide an...

Definition of attornment in the English dictionary

The definition of attornment in the dictionary is the act of attorning.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATTORNMENT


advertisement
ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt
agreement
əˈɡriːmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
assessment
əˈsɛsmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
development
dɪˈvɛləpmənt
disfranchisement
dɪsˈfræntʃɪzˌmənt
document
ˈdɒkjʊmənt
element
ˈɛlɪmənt
employment
ɪmˈplɔɪmənt
engagement
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt
entertainment
ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt
environment
ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt
equipment
ɪˈkwɪpmənt
government
ˈɡʌvənmənt
improvement
ɪmˈpruːvmənt
investment
ɪnˈvɛstmənt
management
ˈmænɪdʒmənt
moment
ˈməʊmənt
movement
ˈmuːvmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATTORNMENT

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attollens
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attone
attophysics
attorn
attorney
attorney general
attorney-at-law
attorneydom
attorneyism
attorneys general
attorneys-at-law
attorneyship
attract
attractable
attractance
attractancy
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ATTORNMENT

abandonment
adjournment
adornment
alignment
assignment
attainment
built environment
cantonment
central government
comment
consignment
containment
e-government
enlightenment
Federal Government
imprisonment
infotainment
local government
national government
national unity government
open government

Synonyms and antonyms of attornment in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «attornment» into 25 languages

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Attornment
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Trends of use of attornment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATTORNMENT»

The term «attornment» is used very little and occupies the 155.299 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATTORNMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about attornment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATTORNMENT»

Discover the use of attornment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to attornment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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California Real Estate Property Management
This chapter reviews attornment, subordination and nondisturbance clauses in nonresidential lease agreements, and their use by landlords and lenders to alter the priorities of leases and trust deeds. Attornment clause In the event Tenant's ...
Fred Crane, 2007
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Systematic Arrangement of Lord Coke's First Institute of the ...
ATTORNMENT— continued. attornment in deed, ii. 359, and n. (c), ib. I. How made, ib. might be by words alone, ib. by delivery of a thing by way of attornment, ii. 359 and illicit be made in the grantee's absence, ii. 360 and in some cases was  ...
Sir Edward Coke, John Henry Thomas, Sir Thomas Littleton, 1836
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The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Or, ...
... heard of the grant made by his lord, that the same tenant do agree by word to the said grant, as to say to the grantee, I agree to the grant made to you, * fyc. or I am f well content with the grant made to you ; but the most common attornment is,  ...
Sir Edward Coke, Sir Thomas Littleton, Francis Hargrave, 1823
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A New and Complete Law-dictionary, Or, General Abridgment of ...
The words used in attornment are set down by Lyttleton, lib. 3. c. Attornment, viz. / agree to the grant made to you, &c. or, more usually, Sir, 1 attorn to you by force of the same grant, or, / become your tenant, or else deliver unto the grantee a ...
Timothy Cunningham, 1783
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The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt. [1572-1617]: In ...
Where attornment for parcel shall be attornment for the whole. B. 2. 67, 68. b. 4. lo . b. j. 2 p. 81. Where attornment for a certain time is not good. B. 5. 2 p. 81. Where upon condition, or not. B. 2. 68. b. 5. 2 p. 81. b. 9. 8;. Where attornment (hall be ...
Sir Edward Coke, George Wilson, 1777
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A Systematic Arrangement of Lord Coke's First Institute of ...
Attornment to the grant for part, was good for the whole, ib. — Bat it mast have been made in the life of the grantor and grantee, ib. — Diversity herein when the grant was by fine, 361.— or when the estate passed under the statute of uses, ib.
Sir Edward Coke, Sir Thomas Littleton, John Henry Thomas, 1818
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The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. [1572-1617]: In English, ...
Where Attornment for Parcel f rial I be Attornment for the whole, b. 2. 67, 68. b. 4. 10. b. 5. 2 p. 81. Where Attornment for a certain Time is not good. b. 5. z p. 81. Where upon Condition, or not. b. a. 68. b. 5. z p. 8r. b. 9. S5. Where Attornment shall ...
Great Britain. Courts, Sir Edward Coke, Edward Bulstrode, 1727
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A Systematic Arrangement of Lord Coke's First Institute of ...
Attornment to the grant for part, was good for the whole, ib.—But it must have been made in the life of the grantor and grantee, ib.—Diversity herein when the grant was by fine, 361.—or when the estate passed under the statute of uses, ib.
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The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England : Or ...
'To what Purposes an Attornment shall have Relation to the first Grant, and to what not, zto b * Where a Reversion is granted to a Man and a Feme, by an Attornment to them after Marriage, they have no Moieties, zto at Where the lntermarriagc ...
Edward Coke, 1738
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An Analytical Digested Index to the Common Law Reports: From ...
Attornment quoad part is good for alt Colbcurrx and Milestone's case, 1 Leon. 129, 130. 234. 17. Although an infant tenant by descent is not compellable to attorn, yet his at- [ '143 ] tornment is good. Conny's case, *9 Co. 84 b. 1 Brownl. 47.
Thomas Coventry, Samuel Hughes, 1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATTORNMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term attornment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mercuria v Citi – High Court Rules On Qingdao Warehouse …
This acknowledgement is known as an attornment. In the present case, there was no attornment by the warehousekeeper following Citi's ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jun 15»
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Repo transactions – implications for traders and financing banks …
Citi contended that the underlined wording demonstrated a clear agreement that an attornment by the warehouse operators would not be ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
3
JB's weekly round up - 27 May 2015
As a matter of English statutory law, where two parties enter into the sale and purchase of goods held by a third party, attornment by that third ... «TXF: Trade and Export Finance news, Jun 15»
4
Small business real estate series, part II: commercial lease …
... addenda, and other provisions, such as subordination, attornment, insurance, subrogation, relocation, indemnity, waivers and remedies. «Lexology, Jun 15»
5
Breaking Down the SNDA – Subordination Non-Disturbance and …
A Subordination Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement (an “SNDA”) is a document that is typically required by a lender for a landlord. «The National Law Review, Jun 15»
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Qingdao: judgment in Mercuria v Citigroup in London's Commercial …
It has long been the case, that where a third party has possession of goods, a seller must obtain an "attornment" or an acknowledgment from ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
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North Toronto tenants mired in confusion over where to send their …
Gallagher and his fellow tenants say they found “notices of attornment” at their doors on Nov. 28. The notes said a representative from the ... «MetroNews Canada, Dec 14»
8
The Devil Is In The Data Center Occupancy Agreement
... received a non-disturbance and attornment agreement from the landlord's lender, the lease will remain in effect in the event of a foreclosure. «Law360, Nov 14»
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A Landlord's Guide To Sublease Consents
Beyond giving the landlord the option to require attornment, the consent should also provide that if the subtenant does attorn, that the ... «Law360, Sep 14»
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A landlord's guide to sublease consents: there's more to it than "yes …
Beyond giving the landlord the option to require attornment, the Consent should also provide that if the subtenant does attorn, that the ... «Lexology, Sep 14»

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