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noun
: a deed warranting that the grantor has a good title free and clear of all liens and encumbrances and will defend the grantee against all claims
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The association conveyed the property to Bentonville on Nov. 1, 2006, by special warranty deed, according to court documents.
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Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2022
Cooper Realty conveyed the Lake Bella Vista property to the Trailblazers Association by limited warranty deed on Feb. 10, 2000.
—Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2022
The acre lot was purchased last week through the 360 El Brillo Way Trust, a company affiliated with Florida real estate developer Todd Michael Glaser, the warranty deed shows.
—Amber Randall, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2021
Read did transfer the warranty deed back to the city on May 14 after owning the tower for more than a week.
—Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 16 June 2021
County official records show that a warranty deed, recorded May 14, then transferred the water tower site back to the city.
—al, 13 June 2021
The only face-to-face contact mandatory in trading real estate, signing a warranty deed or deed of trust, has also been altered by the coronavirus.
—oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2020
Prosecutors say Griffin forged a warranty deed for the home in January.
—Alejandra Reyes-velarde, latimes.com, 25 June 2019
The Democrat-Gazette reported that in January 2011, Caldwell signed a warranty deed conveying the house from the ministry back to himself.
—Nick Powell, Houston Chronicle, 15 June 2018
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Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2022
Cooper Realty conveyed the Lake Bella Vista property to the Trailblazers Association by limited warranty deed on Feb. 10, 2000.
—Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2022
The acre lot was purchased last week through the 360 El Brillo Way Trust, a company affiliated with Florida real estate developer Todd Michael Glaser, the warranty deed shows.
—Amber Randall, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2021
Read did transfer the warranty deed back to the city on May 14 after owning the tower for more than a week.
—Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 16 June 2021
County official records show that a warranty deed, recorded May 14, then transferred the water tower site back to the city.
—al, 13 June 2021
The only face-to-face contact mandatory in trading real estate, signing a warranty deed or deed of trust, has also been altered by the coronavirus.
—oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2020
Prosecutors say Griffin forged a warranty deed for the home in January.
—Alejandra Reyes-velarde, latimes.com, 25 June 2019
The Democrat-Gazette reported that in January 2011, Caldwell signed a warranty deed conveying the house from the ministry back to himself.
—Nick Powell, Houston Chronicle, 15 June 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1751, in the meaning defined above
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“Warranty deed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warranty%20deed. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.
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warranty deed
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