quit·claim (kw t kl m ) Law n. The transfer of a title, right, or claim to another. tr.v. quit·claimed, quit·claim·ing, quit·claims To renounce all claim to (a possession or right). [Middle English quitclaime, from Anglo-Norman quiteclame, from quiteclamer, to release : quite, free; see quite + clamer, to proclaim (from Latin cl mre; see claim).] |
quitclaim [ˈkwɪtˌkleɪm] Law
n
(Law) a formal renunciation of any claim against a person or of a right to land
vb
(Law) (tr)
a. to renounce (a claim) formally
b. to declare (a person) free from liability
[from Anglo-French quiteclame, from quite quit + clamer to declare (from Latin clamāre to shout)]
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| Noun | 1. | quitclaim - document transferring title or right or claim to another conveyance - document effecting a property transfer law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| 2. | quitclaim - act of transferring a title or right or claim to another transference, transfer - transferring ownership |
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