Legal Definitions - ish

ISH is a term used in Scots law to refer to:

1. An exit. This is often used in a lease, license, or other legal document to give someone the right to use necessary ways and passages to pass through another's property, especially to reach a church or marketplace.
2. The expiration of a lease, license, or other legal agreement; the end of a period of time.

Example 1: "ish and entry" - This phrase is often used in a lease or license to give someone the right to use necessary ways and passages to pass through another's property. For example, if someone lives in a house that is surrounded by someone else's land, they may need to use a path or road that goes through that land to get to the nearest church or marketplace. The "ish and entry" clause in their lease or license would give them the legal right to use that path or road.

Example 2: Lease ish - When a lease comes to an end, it is said to have reached its "ish." For example, if someone signs a lease for an apartment for one year, the lease will come to an end when that year is up. At that point, the lease has reached its "ish."

The term "ish" is used in Scots law to refer to both the legal right to use necessary ways and passages to pass through another's property, and the end of a lease or other legal agreement. The examples illustrate how the term is used in practice, showing how the "ish and entry" clause in a lease can give someone the legal right to use a path or road that goes through someone else's property, and how a lease can come to an end when it reaches its "ish."