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mu·ni·ment | \ ˈmyü-nə-mənt 
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\Definition of muniment
1 : the evidence (such as documents) that enables one to defend the title to an estate or a claim to rights and privileges
—usually used in plural
2 archaic : a means of defense
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muniment
nounmu·ni·ment | \ ˈmyü-nə-mənt \
\Legal Definition of muniment
: a record (as a deed, statutory grant, or judgment) that passes title to real property and enables a person to defend the title or otherwise maintain a claim to real rights or privileges
muniment of title —often used in pl. the muniments of which the chain of record title is formed — Connecticut General Statutes
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