quitclaim

verb
/ˈkwɪtkleɪm/UK

Etymology

From Middle English quiteclaymen, from Anglo-Norman quiteclamer, from clamer quite (“to claim quit”). Compare claim quit.

  1. derived from quiteclamer
  2. inherited from quiteclaymen

Definitions

  1. To relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.)

    To relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).

    • It introduced a bill into the legislature that allowed the king to quitclaim all of Ruth's lands in return for Spreckels gaining title to 24,000 crucial acres at Wailuku, near Spreckelsville.
  2. A renunciation of claims.

  3. A deed that is a renunciation of claims to a parcel of real property and a transfer of…

    A deed that is a renunciation of claims to a parcel of real property and a transfer of one's claims to another.

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