homestead law

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

First Known Use of HOMESTEAD LAW

1847

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