conveyance

[ kuh n-vey-uh ns ]

/ 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.

Nearby words

convexo-concave lens, convexo-convex, convexo-convex lens, convexo-plane, convey, conveyance, conveyancer, conveyancing, conveyor, conveyor belt, conveyorize

Origin of conveyance

First recorded in 1495–1505; convey + -ance

Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for conveyance

There was fraud in the inducement, fraud in the conveyance, and fraud in the ratings process.
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To get in and out of Cambo one passes over a tiny bridge, so narrow that one conveyance must wait while another crosses.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces|Francis Miltoun
There it breaks suddenly, and beyond all is primitive, rude, and barbarous in the means of conveyance.
Knowledge is Power:|Charles Knight
I doubt not you will let me hear from you by the first conveyance.
Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution|John Adams

The danger lay in the conveyance, which in this, as in most other instances, was by the means of a pair of strong shoulders.
The Court of Cacus|Alexander Leighton
Boats were engaged for the conveyance of these stores down the river.
The Lady of Lynn|Walter Besant

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

conveyancer, noun

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