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Act of Parliament | |
Long title | De donis conditionalibus. |
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Citation | 13 Edw. 1. c. 1 |
Status: Current legislation | |
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De donis conditionalibus or the Estates Tail Act 1285 is a chapter of the English Statutes of Westminster (1285).[1] It originated the law of entail – forbidding a landholder to sell his land except to his heirs.