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quitclaim — quit·claim / kwit ˌklām/ vt: to release a claim to; specif: to release a claim to and convey by quitclaim deed required under the divorce decree to quitclaim the property to his wife quitclaim n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
quitclaim — [kwit′klām΄] n. [ME quitclayme < Anglo Fr quiteclame < the v.] 1. the release or relinquishment of a claim, action, right, or title 2. a deed or other legal paper in which a person relinquishes to another a claim or title to some property… … English World dictionary
Quitclaim — Quit claim (kw[i^]t kl[=a]m ), n. [Quit, a. + claim.] (Law) A release or relinquishment of a claim; a deed of release; an instrument by which some right, title, interest, or claim, which one person has, or is supposed to have, in or to an estate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quitclaim — Quit claim , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quitclaimed} (kw[i^]t kl[=a]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitclaiming}.] (Law) To release or relinquish a claim to; to release a claim to by deed, without covenants of warranty against adverse and paramount titles.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quitclaim — I In conveyancing, to release or relinquish a claim; to execute a deed of quitclaim. See quitclaim, noun II noun A release or acquittance given to one man by another, in respect of any action that he has or might have against him. Also acquitting … Black's law dictionary
quitclaim — transitive verb Date: 14th century to release or relinquish a legal claim to; especially to release a claim to or convey by a quitclaim deed • quitclaim noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
quitclaim — 1. verb To relinquish, release, or transfer a title, claim, or interest to another. ...I hereby give, grant, bargain, sell, release, convey, transfer, and quitclaim all my right, title, interest, benefit, and use whatever in, of, and concerning… … Wiktionary
quitclaim — quit•claim [[t]ˈkwɪtˌkleɪm[/t]] n. 1) law a transfer of one s interest in a property, esp. without a warranty of title 2) to give up claim to (property) by means of a quitclaim deed • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME quitclayme < AF quiteclame, der.… … From formal English to slang
quitclaim — noun 1. document transferring title or right or claim to another • Syn: ↑quitclaim deed • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑conveyance 2. act of transferring a title or right or claim to another … Useful english dictionary
quitclaim deed — see deed Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. quitclaim deed n. A d … Law dictionary
