DEED OF CONVEYANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

Example:

he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment

Synonyms:

deed; deed of conveyance; title

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("deed of conveyance" is a kind of...):

instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deed of conveyance"):

bill of sale (a deed transferring personal property)

deed poll (a deed made and executed by only one party)

enfeoffment (under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service)

mortgage deed (deed embodying a mortgage)

title deed (a legal document proving a person's right to property)