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Quitclaim

Quitclaim Meaning & Definition
Quitclaim Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Quitclaim?

[n] act of transferring a title or right or claim to another
[n] document transferring title or right or claim to another

Synonyms | Synonyms for Quitclaim: quitclaim deed

Related Terms | Find terms related to Quitclaim:

See Also | conveyance | transfer | transference

Quitclaim In Webster's Dictionary

\Quit"claim`\, n. [Quit, a. + claim.] (Law) A release or relinquishment of a claim; a deed of release; an instrument by which some right, title, interest, or claim, which one person has, or is supposed to have, in or to an estate held by himself or another, is released or relinquished, the grantor generally covenanting only against persons who claim under himself.
\Quit"claim`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quitclaimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitclaiming}.] (Law) To release or relinquish a claim to; to release a claim to by deed, without covenants of warranty against adverse and paramount titles.

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