conveyance

American  

[kuhn-vey-uhns] / kənˈveɪ əns /

noun

1. the act of conveying; transmission; communication.

2. a means of transporting, especially a vehicle, as a bus, airplane, or automobile.

3. Law.

   1. the transfer of property from one person to another.

   2. the instrument or document by which this is effected.

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conveyance British  

/ kənˈveɪəns /

noun

1. the act of conveying

2. a means of transport

3. law

   1. a transfer of the legal title to property

   2. the document effecting such a transfer

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Other Word Forms

• conveyancer noun
• nonconveyance noun
• preconveyance noun

Etymology

Origin of conveyance

First recorded in 1495–1505; convey + -ance

Example Sentences

PM Law, a network of firms trading under a single umbrella brand, had 24 offices in Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Cumbria and Berkshire, and specialised in personal injury, wills and conveyancing.

From BBC

The Sheffield-based business, which specialised in personal injury, wills and conveyancing, shut its doors on Monday, leaving clients and staff in the dark.

From BBC

Sheffield-based PM Law, which runs firms across Yorkshire, Cumbria, Berkshire, Derbyshire and Kent specialising in personal injury, wills and conveyancing, shut on Monday without warning.

From BBC

Omaze said it would now "continue to liaise with the winner, who has already received their £250,000 cash prize, to finalise conveyancing and arrange the transfer of the property as soon as possible".

From BBC

“The conveyance will increase economic development opportunities in the region,” the board said in a September meeting agenda.

From The Wall Street Journal