Definition of conveyancenext
as in vehicle
something used to carry goods or passengers the covered wagon was the major conveyance that transported settlers and their belongings across the frontier

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Recent Examples of conveyance Brian Walshe, 50, pleaded guilty last month to misleading a police investigation and improper conveyance of a body. Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025 The construction of the Stones of Stenness may have required around fifty thousand hours of labor, as slabs were extracted from quarries several miles away, transported by wooden sleds or some other conveyance, and hauled upright. Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 Walshe pleaded guilty to counts two and three of his three-count indictment, admitting to misleading police officers and unlawful conveyance of a human body. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025 Following a dispute with a moving truck driver, he was charged with burglary with assault, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and criminal mischief. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conveyance
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Noun
  • During the stop, Singh was cited for multiple vehicle infractions, including operating an unsafe commercial vehicle.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
  • After Pretti kicked out the taillight, the vehicle stopped, and a federal officer exited before grabbing Pretti and tackling him to the ground.
    Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
  • To reduce the impacts of global warming, like the ones present on the Connecticut coastline, Save the Sound suggests that shifts towards renewable energy and carbon reductions in the transportation industry are key for lowering greenhouse gas emissions and reaching future GWSA benchmarks.
    Maleena Muzio, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026

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“Conveyance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conveyance. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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