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unrecorded land

[/ˌʌnrɪˈkɔːrdɪd lænd/]
nounpl: unrecorded lands
terra não registrada
1. Land whose ownership or boundaries have not been officially documented in public records or property registers
The unrecorded land in the rural area made it difficult to establish clear property ownership.
A terra não registrada na zona rural dificultava o estabelecimento claro da propriedade.
2. Land without formal title deeds or cadastral registration in government records
They discovered unrecorded land that had been in the family for generations but never officially registered.
Descobriram terra não registrada que estava na família há gerações, mas nunca foi oficialmente registrada.
Synonyms
unregistered landundocumented landuntitled landinformally held land
Antonyms
recorded landregistered landtitled landdocumented land

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
terra não registrada
Common in real estate and property law contexts
Brazil
terreno sem registro
Alternative phrasing used in informal contexts
Portugal
terra não inscrita
Legal terminology referring to property not inscribed in the land registry
General
propriedade informal
Broader term encompassing informally held properties

Related Idioms & Phrases

off the books
under the radar
in legal limbo
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