noun
Meaning 1
A renunciation of claims.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
quitclaim
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UK: /ˈkwɪtkleɪm/
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noun
Meaning 2
A deed that is a renunciation of claims to a parcel of real property and a transfer of one's claims to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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verb
Meaning 3
To relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: law
Examples
- 1991, JD Gordon, "How Not to Succeed in Law School", Yale Law Journal, April I hereby give, grant, bargain, sell, release, convey, transfer, and quitclaim all my right, title, interest, benefit, and use whatever in, of, and concerning this chattel, otherwise known as an orange, or citrus orantium, together with all the appurtenances thereto of skin, pulp, pip, rind, seeds, and juice for his own use and behoof, to himself and his heirs in fee simple forever, free from all liens, encumbrances, easements, limitations, restraints, or conditions whatsoever, any and all prior deeds, transfers or other documents whatsoever.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: remise
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
act of transferring a title or right or claim to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: transfer, transference
noun
Meaning 5
document transferring title or right or claim to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quitclaim deed
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conveyance
History
Etymology
From Middle English quiteclaymen, from Anglo-Norman quiteclamer, from clamer quite (“to claim quit”). Compare claim quit.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: отказ от претенции (otkaz ot pretencii) — a renunciation of claims
- Georgian: უფლებაზე უარის თქმა (uplebaze uaris tkma) — a renunciation of claims
- Georgian: მოთხოვნაზე უარის თქმა (motxovnaze uaris tkma) — a renunciation of claims
- Tagalog: bitiw-habol — a renunciation of claims