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DEED OF CONVEYANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
Example:
he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment
Synonyms:
deed; deed of conveyance; title
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("deed of conveyance" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deed of conveyance"):
bill of sale (a deed transferring personal property)
deed poll (a deed made and executed by only one party)
enfeoffment (under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service)
mortgage deed (deed embodying a mortgage)
title deed (a legal document proving a person's right to property)
