Also known as: enregistrement · enregistrements · registration
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An official recordation of a deed or document performed by a clerk who inscribes a government register with a summary analysis. The clerk then affixes a stamped or sealed note on the deed or document indicating the date of registration.
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A clerk must inscribe a government register with a summary analysis of the deed or document. The clerk then affixes a stamped or sealed note on the document showing the registration date.
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The formality applies to deeds and other documents that require official recordation in a government register.
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…272, § 19 (1970) (using the term "unlawfully," construed to exclude an abortion to save the mother's life, Kudish v. Bd. of Registration , 356 Mass. 98, 248 N. E. 2d 264 (1969)); Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.14 (1948); Minn. Stat. § 617.18 (1971); Mo. Rev. Stat. § 559.100 (1969); Mont. Rev. Codes Ann. § 94-401 (1969); Neb. Rev.…