Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Sufferance

1 Toleration; passive consent. 2. The state of one who holds land without the owner's permission. See tenancy at sufferance under TENANCY. 3. A license implied from the omission to enforce a right.

estate at sufferance

See tenancy at sufferanc under TENANCY.

sufferance wharves

Hist. English law. Wharves designated by the Commissioner of the Customs to receive goods before any duties must be paid.

tenancy at sufferance

See TENANCY.