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Mortmain was the policy of insisting that land and property was continued to be owned after the death of its owner.  Mortmain, in a phrase, was known as a “dead man’s clutch.”  Its purpose was to undo religious trusts and deprive them from the institution that received them, often so that the English could take property away from the [[Roman Catholic Church]].

Mortmain was the policy of insisting that land and property was continued to be owned after the death of its owner.  Mortmain, in a phrase, was known as a “dead man’s clutch.”  Its purpose was to undo religious trusts and deprive them from the institution that received them, often so that the English could take property away from the [[Roman Catholic Church]].