'Quitclaim' definitions:
Definition of 'quitclaim'
(from WordNet)
noun
Document transferring title or right or claim to another [syn: quitclaim, quitclaim deed]
noun
Act of transferring a title or right or claim to another
Definition of 'Quitclaim'
From: GCIDE
- Quitclaim \Quit"claim`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quitclaimed (kw[i^]t"kl[=a]md`); p. pr. & vb. n. Quitclaiming.] (Law) To release or relinquish a claim to; to release a claim to by deed, without covenants of warranty against adverse and paramount titles. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quitclaim'
From: GCIDE
- Quitclaim \Quit"claim`\ (kw[i^]t"kl[=a]m`), n. [Quit, a. + claim.] (Law) A release or relinquishment of a claim; a deed of release; an instrument by which some right, title, interest, or claim, which one person has, or is supposed to have, in or to an estate held by himself or another, is released or relinquished, the grantor generally covenanting only against persons who claim under himself. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'quitclaim'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- abjure,
- cede,
- deed of release,
- disgorge,
- dispense with,
- dispose of,
- do without,
- drop,
- dump,
- forgo,
- forswear,
- get along without,
- get rid of,
- give away,
- give up,
- have done with,
- kiss good-bye,
- make a sacrifice,
- part with,
- recant,
- relinquish,
- render up,
- renounce,
- resign,
- retract,
- sacrifice,
- spare,
- surrender,
- swear off,
- throw up,
- vacate,
- waive,
- waiver,
- yield