conveyance

[ kuhn-vey-uhns ]

/ kənˈveɪ əns /

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noun

the act of conveying; transmission; communication.

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

Law.

the transfer of property from one person to another.
the instrument or document by which this is effected.

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Origin of conveyance

First recorded in 1495–1505; convey + -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM conveyance

non·con·vey·ance, nounpre·con·vey·ance, noun

Words nearby conveyance

convexo-concave, convexo-convex, convexo-plane, convex sole, convey, conveyance, conveyancer, conveyancing, conveyed, conveyor, conveyor belt

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How to use conveyance in a sentence

Drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians may quibble over who’s the worst, but for now many seem united in their contempt for the new wave of e-assisted conveyances, in the same way the People’s Front of Judea despised the Judean People’s Front.
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Vehicles like the new Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck represent a beefier type of electric conveyance, and one of the beefiest ones on the block are huge electric garbage trucks from Mack.
Electric garbage trucks are the quiet, clean titans of waste collection|Rob Verger|August 18, 2021|Popular-Science
The City presently provides opportunities for ownership of city-owned property through land disposition agreements when plans for the area support the conveyance of such properties.
Baltimore using QR codes for vacant homes|Christine Condon|July 7, 2021|Washington Post
Preserve your vision of robot vacuums as a conveyance for cats in shark costumes.
Best cordless vacuums to keep your home spotless|empire|June 19, 2021|Popular-Science

The order states passengers must wear masks “while boarding, disembarking, and traveling on any conveyance into or within the United States,” as well as “at any transportation hub that provides transportation within the United States.”
Transportation agencies wrestle with new federal mask mandate|Luz Lazo, Lori Aratani, Justin George|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
One of them hurled an explosive at the royal conveyance, but succeeded only in injuring the occupants of a following automobile.
The Utterly Pointless First World War|Michael F. Bishop|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There was fraud in the inducement, fraud in the conveyance, and fraud in the ratings process.
The Geithner Plan Won't Work|James K. Galbraith|March 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It is more usual, however, to set forth the transaction in a single writing or conveyance.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
On the other hand by proper evidence it can be shown that an absolute conveyance was intended to be only a mortgage.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
It was not until about 1644 that a weekly conveyance of letters, by post, was established throughout that kingdom.
The Postal Service of the United States in Connection with the Local History of Buffalo|Nathan Kelsey Hall
From White Lodge she was told she had better take a private conveyance to her destination.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
One of the most important sections relates to the conveyance of real estate.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

British Dictionary definitions for conveyance

conveyance

/ (kənˈveɪəns) /

noun

the act of conveying

a means of transport

law

a transfer of the legal title to property
the document effecting such a transfer

Derived forms of conveyance

conveyancer, noun

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