quitclaim
UK/ˈkwɪtkleɪm/
quitclaim verb: to relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).
Verb
quitclaim (third-person singular simple present quitclaims, present participle quitclaiming, simple past and past participle quitclaimed)
- To relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).
- 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...1991, JD Gordon, "How Not to Succeed in Law School", Yale Law Journal, April
- It introduced a bill into the legislature that allowed the king to quitclaim all of Ruth's lands in return for Spreckels gaining title to 24,000 crucial acres at Wailuku, near Spreckelsville.2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 86
Noun
quitclaim (plural quitclaims)
- A renunciation of claims.
- A deed that is a renunciation of claims to a parcel of real property and a transfer of one's claims to another.
quitclaim meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
quitclaim in Tamil
- விடுதலை ஆவணம்
quitclaim in Tagalog
- a renunciation of claims
- bitiw-habol
Synonyms of quitclaim
Forms of quitclaim
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | quitclaims |
| present participle | quitclaiming |
| past participle | quitclaimed |
| past | quitclaimed |
| Noun | |
| plural | quitclaims |
Origin of quitclaim
From Middle English quiteclaymen, from Anglo-Norman quiteclamer, from clamer quite (“to claim quit”). Compare claim quit.
Words formed from quitclaim
Phrases with quitclaim
Questions about quitclaim
- What does quitclaim mean?
- Quitclaim means to relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).
- What is quitclaim in Tamil?
- Quitclaim in Tamil is விடுதலை ஆவணம். See Quitclaim meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is quitclaim?
- Quitclaim can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce quitclaim?
- Quitclaim is pronounced /ˈkwɪtkleɪm/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of quitclaim?
- The past tense of quitclaim is quitclaimed.
Words near quitclaim in the dictionary
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