| 1. | any law exempting homesteads from seizure or sale for debt. |
| 2. | any law making public lands available to settlers to be used as farms. |
| 3. | any of various state laws granting special property tax exemptions or other privileges to homesteaders. |
| homestead law n. Any of several laws passed in most states exempting a householder's homestead from attachment or forced sale to meet general debts. |