title-deed

  • 121good title — see title Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. good title n. A title to p …

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  • 122warranty deed — A document that transfers title to real estate from a grantor to a grantee. The distinguishing characteristic of a warranty deed is that it guarantees the grantor s right to make such a conveyance and that the grantor s title is free of all liens …

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  • 123warranty deed — A deed conveying land and containing the usual covenants of title. Bowen v Thrall, 28 Vt 382, 385. See title covenants …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 124Trust deed — Trust Trust, n. [OE. trust, trost, Icel. traust confidence, security; akin to Dan. & Sw. tr[ o]st comfort, consolation, G. trost, Goth. trausti a convention, covenant, and E. true. See {True}, and cf. {Tryst}.] 1. Assured resting of the mind on… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 125defective title — n. Unmarketable title; a title obtained by fraud or not in fact entirely owned by the purported owner. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. defective title …

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  • 126root of title — This is the deed to which title to a property is ultimately traced to prove that the owner has got good title. It applies only in relation to unregistered land. Under the open contract rules, the seller is required to give evidence of title… …

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  • 127Cloud On Title — Any document, claim, unreleased lien or encumbrance that might invalidate or impair the title to real property or make the title doubtful. Clouds on title are usually discovered during a title search. Clouds on title are resolved through… …

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  • 128absolute delivery of deed — The simplest mode of delivering a deed is by manual transfer of it to the grantee, with the intention of relinquishing all control over the instrument and of passing title to the property. This delivery is defined as absolute delivery, and… …

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