English > deed of conveyance: 1 sense > noun 1, communicationMeaning | A legal document signed and sealed / sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it. |
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Synonyms | deed, title |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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Narrower | bill of sale | A deed transferring personal property |
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deed poll | A deed made and executed by only one party |
enfeoffment | Under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service |
mortgage deed | deed embodying a mortgage |
title deed | A legal document proving a person's right to property |
Broader | legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
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Spanish | acta, acto, escritura, título, tutela |
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Catalan | acta, escriptura |
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