conveyance

(kən-vā'əns)
n.

1. The act of conveying.
2. A means of conveying, especially a vehicle for transportation.
3. Law.
   1. Transfer of title to property from one person to another.
   2. The document by which a property transfer is effected.

conveyancer con·vey'anc·er n.

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Transfer of the title of real estate from one to another.
The term can also refer to the means or medium by which the title of real estate is transferred.

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The transfer of the title of real estate from one to another; the means or medium by which title of real estate is transferred.


Example: A warranty deed is most often used as a conveyance at the closing.

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noun

1. The moving of persons or goods from one place to another: carriage, transit, transport, transportation. See move/halt.
2. A making over of legal ownership or title: Law alienation, assignment, grant, transfer, transferal. See law.

n

Definition: transport
Antonyms: hold, holding, possession, retention

1. The transfer of property from one person to another.
2. The document or instrument by which this transfer is effected.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The transfer of ownership or interest in real property from one person to another by a document, such as a deed, lease, or mortgage.

A written instrument, such as a deed or lease, that transfers some ownership interest in real property from one person to another.

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You are typically charged a conveyance tax on the transfer.

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For a list of words related to conveyance, see:

• Decisions, Judgments, and Conditions - conveyance: transfer of ownership title in real property
• Deeds, Leases, and Real Property Law - conveyance: instrument by which property title is transferred

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See words rhyming with "conveyancer."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - transport, kommunikation, overførsel, overdragelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
vervoer, het overbrengen (van ideeën etc.), (akte van) overdracht van eigendomsrecht, vervoermiddel

Français (French)
n. - transport, acheminement, véhicule, moyen de transport, (Jur) transfert, cession, (Jur) acte de cession de propriété

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beförderung, Spedition, Übertragung, Beförderungsmittel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μεταβίβαση, μεταφορά, μεταφορικό μέσον, όχημα, (νομ.) μεταγραφή, πράξη μεταβίβασης ή εκχώρησης

Italiano (Italian)
trasporto, trasmissione, veicolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - transporte (m), comunicação (f), escritura (f) (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
доставка, передача, транспортное средство

Español (Spanish)
n. - transporte, transmisión, transferencia, traspaso, medio de transporte

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - befordran, överförande, fortskaffningsmedel, överlåtelsehandling (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
让与, 运送, 运输

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 讓與, 運送, 運輸

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 운반, 교통기관, 양도

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 運搬, 伝達, 譲渡, 輸送機関

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نقل, حمل, عقد تحويل الملكيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮העברה, תעודת-העברה, רכב-הובלה‬

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