A Wikipedia article on the rule against perpetuities, its origin in the Duke of Norfolk's Case (1682), the life-in-being-plus-twenty-one-years formulation, and modern reform and abolition in various jurisdictions. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_against_perpetuities
Source Typeencyclopedia
Reliability Tier2
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Rule Against Perpetuities (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)
This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Doctrines, 14 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 5 general references.
- Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
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