abstract of title

American  

noun

Law.

1. an outline history of the title to a parcel of real estate, showing the original grant, subsequent conveyances, mortgages, etc.

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abstract of title British  

noun

1. property law a summary of the ownership of land, showing the original grant, conveyances, and any incumbrances

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Etymology

Origin of abstract of title

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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abstract of title

Now, in them days, a man's averdupoise was his abstract of title.

From Pardners by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

I pore over the abstract of title of the vineyard called Tokay on the rancho called Petaluma.

From John Barleycorn by London, Jack

There is also an abstract of title to him from the original grantee and copies of the several powers and conveyances by which that title is derived to him.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 5, part 1: Presidents Taylor and Fillmore by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

Well, sir, I reach in my pocket for the abstract of title; but I suddenly hear my team running away.

From The Gentle Grafter by Greening, H. C.

She produced an abstract of title and bade him read aloud the description of the property conveyed while she held the deed.

From A Hoosier Chronicle by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)