VESTING ORDER
\vˈɛstɪŋ ˈɔːdə], \vˈɛstɪŋ ˈɔːdə], \v_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_ŋ ˈɔː_d_ə]\
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In English law. An order which may be granted by the chancery division of the high court of justice, (and formerly by chancery,) passing the legal estate in lieu of a conveyance. Commissioners also, under modern statutes, have similar powers. St. 15 & 16 Viet. c. 55; Wharton.
By Henry Campbell Black
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