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• quitclaim — [kwit′klām΄] n. [ME quitclayme < Anglo Fr quiteclame < the v.] 1. the release or relinquishment of a claim, action, right, or title 2. a deed or other legal paper in which a person relinquishes to another a claim or title to some property… …   English World dictionary

• Quitclaim — Quit claim (kw[i^]t kl[=a]m ), n. [Quit, a. + claim.] (Law) A release or relinquishment of a claim; a deed of release; an instrument by which some right, title, interest, or claim, which one person has, or is supposed to have, in or to an estate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Quitclaim — Quit claim , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quitclaimed} (kw[i^]t kl[=a]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitclaiming}.] (Law) To release or relinquish a claim to; to release a claim to by deed, without covenants of warranty against adverse and paramount titles.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• quitclaim — I In conveyancing, to release or relinquish a claim; to execute a deed of quitclaim. See quitclaim, noun II noun A release or acquittance given to one man by another, in respect of any action that he has or might have against him. Also acquitting …   Black's law dictionary

• quitclaim — transitive verb Date: 14th century to release or relinquish a legal claim to; especially to release a claim to or convey by a quitclaim deed • quitclaim noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• quitclaim — 1. verb To relinquish, release, or transfer a title, claim, or interest to another. ...I hereby give, grant, bargain, sell, release, convey, transfer, and quitclaim all my right, title, interest, benefit, and use whatever in, of, and concerning… …   Wiktionary

• quitclaim — quit•claim [[t]ˈkwɪtˌkleɪm[/t]] n. 1) law a transfer of one s interest in a property, esp. without a warranty of title 2) to give up claim to (property) by means of a quitclaim deed • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME quitclayme < AF quiteclame, der.… …   From formal English to slang

• quitclaim — A deed in the words of remise, release, and quitclaim, manifesting the intention of the grantor to convey his present interest, whatever it may be, to the grantee. 23 Am J2d Deeds § 36. A deed which conveys whatever interest the grantor has in… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• quitclaim — noun 1. document transferring title or right or claim to another • Syn: ↑quitclaim deed • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑conveyance 2. act of transferring a title or right or claim to another …   Useful english dictionary

• quitclaim — /kwit klaym /, n. Law. 1. a transfer of all one s interest, as in a parcel of real estate, esp. without a warranty of title. v.t. 2. to quit or give up claim to (a possession, right, etc.). [1275 1325; ME quitclayme < AF quiteclame, deriv. of… …   Universalium