Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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title theory
Property law. The idea that a mortgage transfers legal title of the property to the mortgagee, who retains it until the mortgage has been satisfied or foreclosed. Only a few American states - known as title states, title jurisdictions, or title-theory jurisdictions have adopted this theory. Cf. LIEN THEORY.