tacking
English
editVerb
edittacking
- present participle and gerund of tack
Noun
edittacking (countable and uncountable, plural tackings)
- (sewing) Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
- (nautical) The act of changing tack.
- (law) A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
- 1826, James Kent, Commentaries on American Law:
- The English doctrine of tacking was first solemnly established in Marsh v . Lee , under the assistance of Sir Matthew Hale , who compared the operation to a plank in shipwreck gained by the last mortgagee
- (law) The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.
Translations
editact of changing tack
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