quitclaim Definition
quit·claim (kwit′klām′)
noun
- the release or relinquishment of a claim, action, right, or title
- a deed or other legal paper in which a person relinquishes to another a claim or title to some property or right without guaranteeing or warranting such title
Etymology: ME quitclayme < Anglo-Fr quiteclame < the v.
quitclaim Law Definition
n
A formal renouncement of
ones right to or interest in something. See also deed.
quitclaim Usage Examples
Object
action: The parties quitclaimed all actions against each other, after which the defendant paid a fine of 40d for the amercement.
Preposition: in
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