quitclaim
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈkwɪtˌkleɪm/
- Specialized
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renuncia
- The lawyer explained that a quitclaim deed transfers ownership without any guarantees about the title.
Examples
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And the third charge, of course, has to do with the signing and recording of the famous quitclaim deeds, following the 2009 ruling of the South Carolina Supreme Court in the Pawley's Island case.
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My client's co-borrower (his girlfriend) did sign a quitclaim deed, and she did sign a warranty deed relinquishing all rights to the property!
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Give him the quitclaim papers.
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You need me to sign a quitclaim deed.
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He says he has bought the quitclaim to the place, he is the owner, and that is all he knows.
Fiction book (1990) -
For some reason, he was checking out the mineral rights on the land, found the quitclaim to Mickey and got hold of the notary public.
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The Tuckers aimed to buy the quitclaim from the Atwells as soon as they could save a little money.
Fiction book (1990) -
He unfolds a quitclaim deed onto the hood of the car.
Fiction book (1992) -
He asked Stanush to sign a quitclaim, indicating that he wouldn't pursue the magazine in court.
Academic text (2007) -
An occupying co-borrower may be considered for HAMP if a quitclaim deed evidencing that the non-occupying co-borrower has relinquished all rights to the property has been recorded.
Blog text (18)
Synonyms
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5.5
A document that gives up a right or claim
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9.0
To give up land, rights, or property by a formal agreement
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9.9
A legal document that transfers a person's right to a property without promising they actually own it
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7.3
The act of legally moving ownership of a property from one person to another
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8.9
To give up a right, title, or claim in a formal way
An official process that legally transfers ownership of property between people
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.9
A legal document that transfers a person's right to a property without promising they actually own it
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Quitclaim is made of the familiar words quit and claim, where quit means 'give up' and claim means 'a right'. So a quitclaim is a legal paper where someone 'gives up' their right to property and transfers it to another person, usually without any guarantee.