Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Torrens system

A system for establishing title to real estate in which a claimant first acquires an abstract of title and then applies to a court for the issuance of a title certificate, which serves as conclusive evidence of ownership. ( This system - named after Sir Robert Torrens, a 19th-century reformer of Australian land laws has been adopted in the United States by several counties with large metropolitan areas. - Also termed Torrens title system.