quitclaim

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  1. noun The transfer of a title, right, or claim to another.
  2. transitive verb To renounce all claim to (a possession or right).

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  • SB975 Subdivision roadways; conveys through quitclaim any interest of Dept. of Conservation —  News for Culpeper Star-Exponent
  • Conveys through a quitclaim any interest that the Department of Conservation and Recreation may have in certain subdivision roadways in Stafford County. —  News for Culpeper Star-Exponent
  • The transaction also included a quitclaim of the property from the Tippits to Aldi Collierville, and a reciprocal easement agreement dated Dec. 31, 2008, was signed between Aldi Collierville and Arkansas-based —  The Memphis Daily News
  • Slide 11: Voss v. Brooks, 907 P. 2d 465 (Alaska 1995) The Supreme Court held that property bought by Voss and transferred by quitclaim deed to himself and Brooks as —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • The Superior Court declared that the woman was entitled to one-half interest in the couple's property; set aside quitclaim deeds signed by the woman; and appointed a receiver. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English quitclaime, from Anglo-Norman quiteclame, from quiteclamer, to release : quite, free; see quite + clamer, to proclaim (from Latin clāmāre; see claim).

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  1. from Middle English quiteclayme, from Old French quiteclame, a giving up, abandonment, release, from quiter, quit, + clame, claim: see claim.
  2. Early modern English also quiteclaim; from Middle English quitclaymen, quiteclaymen, quytecleymen, from Old French quiteclamer, quiteclaimer, give up, release, from quiteclame, a quitclaim: see quitclaim, n.
 

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/ˈkwɪtkleɪm/
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