deed of conveyance
- noun
- /did əv kənˈveɪəns/
- Formal
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escritura de transmisión
- He handed over the deed of conveyance, proving that the property now belonged to her.
Examples
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The lawyer prepared the deed of conveyance to finalize the sale of the house.
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On November 12, 2008, a deed of conveyance was recorded transferring title from SBD to SB Holdings.
Blog text (23) -
Before moving in, we had to sign the deed of conveyance to officially transfer ownership.
Synonyms
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5.8
A signed paper that shows who owns land or a house
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3.7
Written paper that shows one person sells a thing like a car to another who becomes the owner
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8.2
A legal document that transfers property to new owners
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6.1
An official paper that shows who owns a house or land
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9.9
A legal document that transfers a person's right to a property without promising they actually own it
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
deed + of + conveyance
The overall meaning is directly built from the constituents: 'deed' is a signed document recording ownership and 'conveyance' refers to transfer of property, so 'deed of conveyance' straightforwardly denotes a legal document that effects a property transfer. The noun + of + noun composition follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings would be able to infer the MWE's meaning despite its formal register.
Etymology
Deed of conveyance comes from old law: a deed was a paper that showed who owned a property, and conveyance meant 'carrying' or passing ownership to someone else. Think of a document that 'carries' ownership from one person to another, so it means 'a legal document that transfers ownership'.