单词 | native title |
释义 | > as lemmasnative title native title n. a right or claim to land, property, etc., deriving from the ancestral occupation or use by native peoples, but typically unsanctioned by colonial law. ΚΠ 1838 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Feb. 336 It became necessary, before they could open plantations, to purchase the Indian titles to the land... The colony having added the native title to their patent, determined in a general assembly to make application for a charter under the royal signature. 1845 W. Spain Let. 31 Mar. in Parl. Papers 1846 XXX. 8 To receive grants from the Crown of land where it has failed to prove the extinguishment of the native title. 1921 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 2 402 In interpreting the native title to land, not only in Southern Nigeria.., much caution is essential. 1994 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 4 Apr. 27/7 The firm had expertise in native title issues. < as lemmas |
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