(Eng. Law)

the stat. 27 Henry VIII., cap. 10, which transfers uses into possession, or which unites the use and possession.

- Blackstone.

See also: Use

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

References in periodicals archive

The Statute of Uses 1535 was Henry VIII's attempt to overcome the damage to his revenues.

(32) Statute of Uses 1535, 27 Hen 8, c 10 ('Statute of Uses 1535').

The Preamble to the 1601 British Statute of Uses, in which our law of charities is rooted, makes no mention of religious worship or services--although it does confirm the charitable nature of the repair of churches.

The Hutterite case and Canadian religious charities

The single most important change was the Statute of Uses, which Spring renames "The Husband's Charter" (pp.

Law, Land, and Family: Aristocratic Inheritance in England: 1300 to 1800

The suppression and the Statute of Uses brought enclosure, and former pasture and leased farm land disappeared with the arrival of Henry's favourites.

Henry VIII and the Pilgrimage of Grace (1537)

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Statute of uses