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quitclaim [5 records]

Record 1 2013-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Legal Documents
  • Legal Actions
DEF

A release or acquittance given to one man by another, in respect of any action that he has or might have against him. (Black, 5th ed., 1979, p. 1251).

Key term(s)
  • quit-claim
  • quit claim

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Documents juridiques
  • Actions en justice
OBS

Acception large.

OBS

Lorsque «quitclaim» s'emploie dans son acception métonymique, le terme est rendu par «acte de renonciation».

OBS

renonciation; acte de renonciation : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Legal Documents
DEF

An instrument which transfers the title to real estate, used to transfer any interest in real property which the grantor may have. It contains no warranties of any kind. (Modern Real Estate Dictionary, 1975, p. 168).

Key term(s)
  • quit claim deed

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Documents juridiques
OBS

Les termes anglais et leurs équivalents désignent ici les documents.

OBS

acte de transport par renonciation; renonciation : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

[The] release of any claim or interest which a person may have in land, without any admission or certainty that the person has any interest to release and without covenants as to the title. (Lamont, Real Estate Conveyancing, 1976, p. 100).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

Acception technique.

OBS

transport par renonciation; renonciation : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

to execute a deed of quitclaim. (Black, 5th ed., 1979, p. 1251).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

[To] release or relinquish a legal claim. (Webster, 1971, p. 1867).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)

Spanish

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