quitclaim

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Pronunciation

/ˈkwɪtkleɪm/(UK)

Definition of quitclaim

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).

“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.”

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verb

(transitive)To relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).

“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.”

noun

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.

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From Middle English quiteclaymen, from Anglo-Norman quiteclamer, from clamer quite (“to claim quit”). Compare claim quit.

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