quitclaim deed
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈkwɪtˌkleɪm did/
- Specialized
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escritura de renuncia
- A quitclaim deed allows the seller to release their claim on a property, but it does not assure the buyer of any title validity.
- quitclaim deed or warranty
- use a quitclaim deed
Examples
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You need me to sign a quitclaim deed.
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He unfolds a quitclaim deed onto the hood of the car.
Fiction book (1992) -
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!
Blog text (18) -
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) -
When transferring property, it's essential to have a quitclaim deed to ensure the interest is formally assigned.
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She signed a quitclaim deed, giving her brother full ownership of the house without any title guarantees.
Synonyms
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8.2
A legal document that transfers property to new owners
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9.9
A document that gives one person's legal right to property to another person without a promise
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7.3
The act of legally moving ownership of a property from one person to another
A signed document that transfers land or a house from one person to another
An official process that legally transfers ownership of property between people
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward NP combining a type-specifier 'quitclaim' with the noun 'deed' so its meaning — a deed of the quitclaim type transferring property interest without guaranteeing title — directly follows from the constituent definitions. Although 'quitclaim' is a specialized legal term, if a learner knows that term and 'deed' the compound is compositional and therefore immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Quitclaim deed comes from the words quit and claim: quit means 'give up' and claim means 'right' to a property. A quitclaim deed is a simple paper where someone gives up any claim they have to a house or land, but it does not promise that their ownership is clear. That's why people use it to transfer what they have without a guarantee.