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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

covenant against encumbrances

A grantor's promise that the property has no visible or invisible encumbrances. ( In a special warranty deed, the covenant is limited to encumbrances made by the grantor. - Also termed general covenant against encumbrances. Cf special covenant against encumbrances.

general covenant against encumbrances

See covenant against encumbrances under covENANT (4).

special covenant against encumbrances

A grantor's promise that the property is free of encumbrances created by the grantor only, not the grantor's predecessors. See special warranty deed under WARRANTY DEED. Cf. covenant against encumbrances.