cloud on title

cloud on title definition - legal

n

A defect or potential defect in the record of the title to real property that evidences a possible outstanding claim or encumbrance (such as an easement or a lien) that could annul or impair title to the property.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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