Definitions for quitclaimˈkwɪtˌkleɪm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quit•claimˈkwɪtˌkleɪm(n.)
a transfer of one's interest in a property, esp. without a warranty of title.
Category: Law
(v.t.)to give up claim to (property) by means of a quitclaim deed.
Origin of quitclaim:
1275–1325; ME quitclayme < AF quiteclame, der. of quiteclamer to declare quit. See quit
Princeton's WordNet
quitclaim, quitclaim deed(noun)
document transferring title or right or claim to another
quitclaim(noun)
act of transferring a title or right or claim to another
Wiktionary
quitclaim(Noun)
A renunciation of claims.
quitclaim(Noun)
A deed that is a renunciation of claims to a parcel of real property and a transfer of one's claims to another; a quitclaim deed.
quitclaim(Verb)
To relinquish, release, or transfer a title, claim, or interest to another.
Webster Dictionary
Quitclaim(noun)
a release or relinquishment of a claim; a deed of release; an instrument by which some right, title, interest, or claim, which one person has, or is supposed to have, in or to an estate held by himself or another, is released or relinquished, the grantor generally covenanting only against persons who claim under himself
Quitclaim(verb)
to release or relinquish a claim to; to release a claim to by deed, without covenants of warranty against adverse and paramount titles
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