- defective title to real estate
- A title which is not marketable. See marketable title.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
defective title to real estate
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defective title — n. Unmarketable title; a title obtained by fraud or not in fact entirely owned by the purported owner. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. defective title … Law dictionary
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defective — Lacking in some particular which is essential to the completeness, legal sufficiency, or security of the object spoken of; as a defective service of process or return of service. A product is defective if it is not fit for the ordinary purposes… … Black's law dictionary
defective — Lacking in some particular which is essential to the completeness, legal sufficiency, or security of the object spoken of; as a defective service of process or return of service. A product is defective if it is not fit for the ordinary purposes… … Black's law dictionary
title insurance — n: insurance that compensates for loss from title defects or encumbrances (as liens) that were unknown but should have been discovered at the time the policy was issued Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. title insurance … Law dictionary
defective — I adjective amiss, awry, below par, below standards, beneath standards, blemished, broken, bruised, crippled, damaged, deficient, deformed, distorted, falling short, faultful, faulty, flawed, impaired, imperfect, imperfectus, inadequate,… … Law dictionary
title insurance — noun : insurance against loss due to an unknown defect in a title or interest in real estate * * * insurance protecting the owner or mortgagee of real estate from lawsuits or claims arising from a defective title … Useful english dictionary
title insurance — insurance protecting the owner or mortgagee of real estate from lawsuits or claims arising from a defective title. * * * … Universalium
color of title — 1: an apparent but invalid title based upon a written instrument or record; also: the instrument itself 2: an apparent ownership claimed by adverse possession Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
