Meaning & use
deed of conveyance
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Meaning
nouncountable
A signed legal document that moves ownership of land or a building from one person to another.
Grammar: Countable: a deed of conveyance, two deeds of conveyance.
Patterns
- sign a deed of conveyance
- a deed of conveyance for something
- register a deed of conveyance
The seller signed the deed of conveyance in front of two witnesses.
A deed of conveyance must be registered to be fully effective.
The solicitor drafted a deed of conveyance for the cottage.
Word forms
| plural | deeds of conveyance |
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Common combinations
- execute a deed of conveyance
- Both parties must execute the deed of conveyance.
- register a deed of conveyance
- The buyer registered the deed of conveyance with the land office.
- draft a deed of conveyance
- The lawyer drafted a deed of conveyance for the sale.
- stamp duty on a deed of conveyance
- Stamp duty is payable on the deed of conveyance.
Synonyms and how they differ
- conveyance
- Conveyance on its own can mean either the document or the act of transferring property, so it is less precise.
- title deed
- A title deed proves ownership, while a deed of conveyance is the document that actually transfers it.
- sale deed
- Sale deed is the common Indian term for a conveyance made on a sale.
Word family
- convey verb
- to transfer ownership or carry something across
- conveyance noun
- the legal transfer of property
- conveyancer noun
- a person who handles legal transfers of property
- conveyancing noun
- the legal work of transferring property
Commonly confused: deed of conveyance or deed of trust? deed of conveyance or lease?
deed of conveyance vs deed of trust
A deed of trust gives a lender or trustee a security interest in property, rather than transferring ownership to a buyer.
deed of conveyance vs lease
A lease gives temporary rights to use property, while a deed of conveyance transfers ownership.
Practice
The buyer became the legal owner of the land once the seller signed the ____.
Choose one answer.
A deed of conveyance transfers ownership. A deed of trust secures a loan, and a rental agreement gives only temporary use.
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