In English law, title is the right of ownership, especially in regard to property in land. The purchaser of such must see that his title to the property is a good one, i.e. that he cannot be molested in its possession. To secure this, various documents are examined and further documents conveying the land are drawn up. To obviate this cumbersome proceeding, the registration of title to land by the state was suggested and to some extent adopted. In England, land can be registered at the land transfer office, and after a time an absolute title is secured for it. Title deeds embrace all those deeds and documents by which the owner proves his ownership, a mortgagee his mortgage, a lessee his lease, and the like. The Larceny Act of 1916, made it a felony for anyone, with fraudulent intent, to destroy, obliterate, cancel, or alter any document of title to land. Research Title
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