DEED OF CONVEYANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deed of conveyance mean? 

• DEED OF CONVEYANCE (noun)
  The noun DEED OF CONVEYANCE has 1 sense:

1. a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

  Familiarity information: DEED OF CONVEYANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEED OF CONVEYANCE (noun)

Meaning:

A legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

deed of conveyance; deed; title

Context examples:

he signed the deed / he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment

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)