Straw man (law)

A layman or straw man is a figure not intended to have a genuine beneficial interest in a property, to whom such property is nevertheless conveyed in order to facilitate a transaction.[1][2]

Property law
Part of the common law series
Types
Real property Personal property Community property Unowned property
Acquisition
Gift Adverse possession Deed Conquest Discovery Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Bailment License Alienation
Estates in land
Allodial title Fee simple Fee tail Life estate Defeasible estate Future interest remainder Concurrent estate Leasehold estate Condominiums Real estate
Conveyancing
Bona fide purchaser Torrens title Strata title Deeds registration Estoppel by deed Quitclaim deed Mortgage Equitable conversion Action to quiet title Escheat
Future use control
Restraint on alienation Rule against perpetuities Rule in Shelley's Case Doctrine of worthier title
Nonpossessory interest
Lien Easement Profit Usufruct Covenant Equitable servitude
Related topics
Fixtures Waste Partition Practicing without a license Property rights Mineral rights Water rights prior appropriation riparian Lateral and subjacent support Assignment Nemo dat Quicquid plantatur Conflict of property laws Blackacre Security deposit
Other common law areas
Contract law Tort law Wills, trusts and estates Criminal law Evidence Higher category: Law and Common law

References

"Legal Dictionary". Law.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
Bhatia, K. L. (2010). Textbook on legal language and legal writing. Universal Law Publishing. p. 335. ISBN 9788175348943.

Espionage
Agents Assets	Agent handling Double agent Field agent Non-official cover sockpuppet strawperson Official cover Resident spy Sleeper agent
Analysis	Intelligence assessment cognitive traps competing hypotheses
Devices and communications	Concealment device Covert listening device Cryptography Cutout Dead drop USB Invisible ink Numbers station One-way voice link Short-range agent communications Steganography microdot
Tradecraft and techniques	Canary trap Honey Limited hangout
Operations	Recruitment Black operation black bag Wetwork Eavesdropping SIGINT MASINT False flag Industrial espionage Interpersonal (HUMINT) intelligence interrogation safe house surveillance COINTELPRO MINARET SHAMROCK FVEY Sexpionage

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Straw man (law)

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