deed

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noun

The definition of a deed is something which is done.
An example of a deed is a helpful act; a “good deed.”
Deed is defined as a document of ownership.
An example of a deed is a contract to state ownership of land.

verb

To deed is defined as to transfer land to someone.
An example of deed is to give someone your house in your will.

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deed

a thing done; act
a feat of courage, skill, etc.
action; actual performance: honest in word and deed
Law a document by which a conveyance of real property is effected

Origin of deed

Middle English dede from Old English ded, dæd, akin to German tat, Old Dutch dede, Old Norse dath, Gothic deds: for Indo-European base see do

to convey (property) by such a document

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deed

noun

Something that is carried out; an act or action.
A usually praiseworthy act; a feat or exploit.
Action or performance in general: Deeds, not words, matter most.
Law
a. A signed, sealed, and delivered instrument.
b. An instrument conveying an interest in real property.

transitive verb

deed·ed, deed·ing, deeds

To transfer by means of a deed: deeded the property to the children.

Origin of deed

Middle English dede from Old English dǣd ; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(plural deeds)

An action or act; something that is done.
A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
I have fulfilled my promise in word and in deed.
(law) A legal contract showing bond.
I inherited the deed to the house.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present deeds, present participle deeding, simple past and past participle deeded)

(informal) To transfer real property by deed.
He deeded over the mineral rights to some fellas from Denver.

Origin

From Middle English dede, from Old English dēd, (West Saxon) dǣd (“deed, act”), from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz (“deed”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰēti- (“deed, action”), *dʰéh₁tis. Cognate with West Frisian died, Dutch daad (“deed, act”), Low German Daat, German Tat (“deed, action”), Swedish and Danish dåd (“act, action”). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek θέσις (thesis, “setting, arrangement”). Related to do.

Adverb

(not comparable)

(informal) Indeed.

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deed - Legal Definition

n

v

A written conveyance of an interest in real property.
The act of granting a deed in property to another.

quitclaim deed

A deed conveying the grantor’s interest in real property, as is, including any defects in title, and with no warranty that title is valid.

warranty deed

A deed that contains one or more warranties, such as the validity of the grantor’s title, the recipient’s right of “quiet enjoyment” of the property, and the right to resell it free of any encumbrances; contrast quitclaim deed.