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homestead law

noun

Definition of HOMESTEAD LAW

1
:  a law exempting a homestead from attachment or sale under execution for general debts
2
:  any of several legislative acts authorizing the sale of public lands in homesteads
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First Known Use of HOMESTEAD LAW

1847

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