quitclaim deed
noun
: a legal instrument used to release one person's right, title, or interest to another without providing a guarantee or warranty of title
Examples of quitclaim deed in a Sentence
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The report, which is heavily redacted, accuses McManaman of preparing a fraudulent quitclaim deed for the family home.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2024
The relative whose property was transferred to McManaman and Chambers allegedly could not have signed the quitclaim deed, because the individual was found to have been in Atlanta on the date listed, according to police.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2024
This transfer document has several names, including the warranty deed, special warranty deed, trustee’s deed, quitclaim deed, among others.
—Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2023
Anyone can download a quitclaim deed form off the internet.
—Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2023
Dear Liz: My mother gave her house to my brother and me in 2011 by quitclaim deed.
—Liz Weston, oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2022
According to court filings, Elliott had obtained a quitclaim deed from Warner Bros., with Pollack’s help, giving him the rights to the film and moved forward.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022
While the majority of those 115 descendants signed the quitclaim deed, Adams did not.
—Wired, 29 July 2022
The seller of a building can give a quitclaim deed to the buyer and the seller’s entire interest has been transferred once that deed is signed.
—orlandosentinel.com, 14 Oct. 2021
Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2024
The relative whose property was transferred to McManaman and Chambers allegedly could not have signed the quitclaim deed, because the individual was found to have been in Atlanta on the date listed, according to police.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2024
This transfer document has several names, including the warranty deed, special warranty deed, trustee’s deed, quitclaim deed, among others.
—Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2023
Anyone can download a quitclaim deed form off the internet.
—Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2023
Dear Liz: My mother gave her house to my brother and me in 2011 by quitclaim deed.
—Liz Weston, oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2022
According to court filings, Elliott had obtained a quitclaim deed from Warner Bros., with Pollack’s help, giving him the rights to the film and moved forward.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022
While the majority of those 115 descendants signed the quitclaim deed, Adams did not.
—Wired, 29 July 2022
The seller of a building can give a quitclaim deed to the buyer and the seller’s entire interest has been transferred once that deed is signed.
—orlandosentinel.com, 14 Oct. 2021
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First Known Use
1755, in the meaning defined above
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quitclaim deed
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