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A system of registration of titles to land (as distinct from registration of deeds) introduced into South Australia by the Real Property (or Torrens) Act (act 15 of 1857-58), drafted by Sir Robert Torrens (1814-84). Its essential feature is the guaranty by the government of properly registered titles. The system has been generally adopted in Australia and British Columbia, and in its original or a modified form in some other countries, including some States of the United States. Hence Torrens title, etc.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Torrens System'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/torrens-system.html. 1828.
 
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