After-acquired title

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000429",
  "term": "After-acquired title",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal doctrine where title to real property, obtained by a grantor after they have already conveyed the property to another, automatically passes to the prior grantee. This principle prevents a grantor from later claiming superior title to land they previously purported to transfer. It operates to perfect the grantee's title without further action.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/after-acquired-title/"
}