e/Race to the courthouse

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has gloss	eng: "Race to the courthouse" is an informal name used to describe the rule in some jurisdictions that the first conveyance instrument, mortgage, lien or judgment to be filed with the appropriate recorder's office, will have priority and prevail over documents filed subsequently, irrespective of the date of execution of the documents at issue.
lexicalization	eng: Race to the courthouse
instance of	c/Legal terms