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title defect

title defect noun: a problem with the chain of title to a parcel of real property that exposes the putative owner of the property to a potential legal dispute over the ownership of the property.

Noun

title defect (plural title defects)

  1. A problem with the chain of title to a parcel of real property that exposes the putative owner of the property to a potential legal dispute over the ownership of the property.

Forms of title defect

pluraltitle defects

Questions about title defect

What does title defect mean?
Title defect means a problem with the chain of title to a parcel of real property that exposes the putative owner of the property to a potential legal dispute over the ownership of the property.
What part of speech is title defect?
Title defect is a noun.
What is the plural of title defect?
The plural of title defect is title defects.

Words near title defect in the dictionary

  1. title characters
  2. title companies
  3. title company
  4. title deed
  5. title deeds
  6. title defect
  7. title defects
  8. title drop
  9. title drops
  10. title loan
  11. title loans

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