Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
covenant — cov·e·nant / kə və nənt/ n 1: an official agreement or compact an international covenant on human rights 2 a: a contract in its entirety or a promise within a contract for the performance or nonperformance of a particular act a covenant not to… … Law dictionary
Covenant (law) — Property law Part of … Wikipedia
Warranty deed — A general warranty deed is a type of deed where the grantor (seller) guarantees that he or she holds clear title to a piece of real estate and has a right to sell it to the grantee (buyer). The guarantee is not limited to the time the grantor… … Wikipedia
title covenants — Covenants ordinarily inserted in conveyances, being required by the purchaser as protection against insufficiency of title obtained by him from the vendor. 20 Am J2d Cov § 43. Covenants for title appearing in a lease. A lessor s covenant for… … Ballentine's law dictionary
English covenants — noun In the law of real property, a set of six traditional covenants of title made by the seller of a parcel of land to the buyer of that parcel. See Also: covenant of seisin, covenant of the right to convey, covenant against encumbrances,… … Wiktionary
usual covenants — The covenant to warrant and defend, the covenant of seisin, or of good right to convey, the covenant against encumbrances, and the covenant for quiet enjoyment. 20 Am J2d Cov § 43. The covenant for further assurance is an additional covenant.… … Ballentine's law dictionary
encumbrance — Literally a hindrance, impediment, or obstruction, such as an object in a highway. 25 Am J1st High § 272. The significance in the law is that of any right to, or interest in land conveyed, which may subsist in a third party, to the diminution of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Deed — For the British cargo ship, see SS Deed. Property law … Wikipedia
deed — 1 n 1: something done: act (1) my free act and deed 2: a written instrument by which a person transfers ownership of real property to another see also deliver … Law dictionary
warranty — A promise that a proposition of fact is true. The Fred Smartley, Jr., C.A.Va., 108 F.2d 603, 606. An assurance by one party to agreement of existence of fact upon which other party may rely. It is intended precisely to relieve promisee of any… … Black's law dictionary
